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Geography of Rome

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  • Which dangerous sport did the Romans adapt from the Etruscans?
    Chariot racing
  • Who were Romulus and Remus?
    the mythical founders of Rome; twin brothers; raised by a wolf
  • How did the Romans get their alphabet?
    from the Etruscans, who got it from the Greeks
  • How did Romans learn about Greek culture?
    Greek colonists had settled nearby.
  • Regarding the gods, the Romans cared more than the Greeks about telling their stories or performing the correct rituals?
    performing the correct rituals
  • What landscape would an early visitor to Rome have seen?
    a hill beside a river
  • Who first lived in the area that would become Rome?
    Latins
  • Unlike our writing today, both Greek and Roman writing
    used only capital letters
  • What was a major difference between Greek and Roman art?
    Greek art showed ideal people. Roman art showed realistic people.
  • What was one reason why the Etruscans might build a cuniculus?
    to carry water to their cities
  • Enslaved people who became gladiators were required to fight for what purpose?
    To amuse an audience
  • What tourist sights in Rome show Etruscan influence?
    Buildings with arches
  • Why do historians use the term “Greco-Roman art”?
    Roman art shows a strong influence from Greece
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