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Romans invented a building material made of cement, sand, and pebbles. What is it called?
The Romans invented concrete.
300
Why did the Etruscans build their city on a steep hill?
The Etruscans built their city on a steep hill surrounded by high walls for protection from invaders.
300
What white stone did the ancient Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans use for their buildings and statues?
The white stone is called marble.
300
Ancient tools, weapons, jewelry, artwork, pottery, and household items are all ______________ that are like "doors to the past" that give clues about people and their culture.
a. artisans
b. artifices
c. artifacts
Ancient tools, weapons, jewelry, artwork, pottery, and household items are all c. artifacts that are like "doors to the past" that give clues about people and their culture.
300
What are the scientists that study ancient artifacts and ruins called?
a. anthropologists
b. archaeologists
c. paleontologists
b. Archaeologists are the scientists that study ancient artifacts and ruins.
300
What allowed Rome to spread so far and wide?
a. their system of aqueducts
b. their system of buildings
c. their system of roads
c. Their system of roads allowed Rome to spread far and wide.
400
What is the modern country that Rome is in today?
Rome is in Italy today.
400
The Roman Empire included:
a. most of Europe
b. all of Europe, Africa, Asia
c. most of Europe, and large parts of Africa, Asia
The Roman Empire included c. most of Europe, large parts of Africa and Asia.
400
What does the saying "Rome wasn't built in a day." mean?
a. things will be completed as quickly as possible
b. creating something takes time and dedication
c. impatience will lead to failure
"Rome wasn't built in a day" means b. creating something takes time and dedication.
400
As the Roman Empire spread, their culture spread. Name at least two things that would be included in their culture.
Roman culture can include:
laws, art, architecture, language, knowledge, way of life
400
Before the Romans, starting around 700 BCE, which group of people settled in central Italy?
a. Sumerians
b. Egyptians
c. Etruscans
The Etruscans settled in central Italy around 700 BCE.
500
What is the name of this building and about how old is it?
This is the Colosseum and it's about 2,000 years old.
500
What did people watch in the Colosseum?
People watched people fighting with each other and animals - sometimes to the death.
500
Why did Romans use the arch in architecture?
a. to make it look better
b. to make an opening bigger and stronger
c. to copy a style from another culture.
The Romans used the arch to b. to make an opening bigger and stronger.
500
The arch was first used by the ancient
a. Greeks and Egyptians
b. Egyptians and Mesopatamians
c. Sumerians and Mesopatamians
The arch was first used by the ancient b. Egyptians and Mesopotamians.
500
Italy is called a peninsula. What is a peninsula?
a. a piece of land surrounded on two sides by water
b. a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
c. a piece of land surrounded on four sides by water
A peninsula is b. a piece of land surrounded on three side by water.
