The Beginnings of Rome Vocab The Legend of
The Beginnings of Rome
Vocab The Legend of Rome The History of Rome The Etruscans Etruscan Contributions 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500
A public square or meeting place that housed government buildings and law courts in Rome
Answer – 100 Forum
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Animals, and Animals vs. Animals, these games provided entertainment for Romans but originated from the Etruscan custom of two slaves fighting to the death at nobles’ banquets.
Answer – 200 Gladiatorial Games
The way groups of people are classed is known as this.
Answer – 300 Social Order
Like oracles in Greece, these people were believed to be able to speak to the gods and predict events.
Answer – 400 Soothsayers
Parades that welcomed home Roman soldiers returning from battle were called these.
Answer – 500 Triumphs
The legendary founding of Rome focuses on these two twin boys.
Answer – 100 Romulus and Remus
Before they were found by a shepherd, the twins were saved and cared for by this type of animal.
Answer – 200 She-wolf
Fighting over hills to build their city, he was killed by his brother.
Answer – 300 Remus
According to the legend, he became Rome’s first king.
Answer – 400 Romulus
According to the legend, this immortal Roman god fathered the twin boys.
Answer – 500 Mars
The Romans belonged to this group, one of the three original groups that settled in the area of Italy.
Answer – 100 The Latins
The Latins found Rome on this hill near the Tiber River.
Answer – 200 Palatine Hill
Palatine hill was located in this area of early Italy, which may also be how the Latins got their name.
Answer – 300 Latium
These three groups first settled in the area of Italy.
Answer – 400 --The Greeks --The Latins --The Etruscans
These four features attracted the Latins and made Latium a good place to settle.
Answer – 500 --Fertile Soil --Water Sources --A Mild Climate --Dense Forests/ Timber
Decorated with paintings and furniture, these underground tombs tell us everything we know about Etruscan life.
Answer – 100 Catacombs
The Etruscans borrowed ideas, military techniques, and religious beliefs from this group of people.
Answer – 200 The Greeks
The Etruscans had a strong army thanks to their tools and weapons made of this material.
Answer – 300 Iron
This weapon helped the Etruscans conquer rough and hilly ground and dominate all of northern Italy.
Answer – 400 Shoes
The Etruscans settled in this area of early Italy.
Answer – 500 Etruria
In the field of architecture, the Etruscans taught the Latins how to use these in order to build sturdier bridges and structures.
Answer – 100 Arches
Cowabunga dude! The Etruscans helped the Romans with public sanitation by constructing this.
Answer – 200 Rome’s first sewer system
Though they borrowed it from the Greeks, Etruscans made some changes and taught the Romans their version. Thousands of years later, children would sing it to the tune of “Twinkle, Little Star. ”
Answer – 300 The Alphabet
To make room for farmlands and forums, the Etruscans taught the Romans how to do this.
Answer – 400 Drain swamps
An ax with rods tied around it, this symbol of authority, borrowed from the Etruscans, gave Roman rulers the power to beat or execute at will.
Answer – 500 The Fasces
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