The Etruscans used tools and weapons made of this metal substance.
What is bronze?
100
TWO PART QUESTION:
These were the colorful and gift-filled underground tombs built by the Etruscans.
This is the term for Etruscan cemeteries.
What are catacombs?
What is a necropolis?
100
This group of people originally settled the area of what would become Rome.
Who are the Latins?
100
This bundle of rods bound around an axe was a symbol of Etruscan power, which would eventually become a symbol of Roman power.
What is a fasces?
200
Etruscans followed a strict social order including slaves, and these three classes.
What are the lower, middle, and upper classes?
200
This direction was believed to be bad luck because this area of the universe was ruled by the god of underworld.
What is right and west?
200
The Etruscans believed that this place was the meeting of the worlds of the living and the dead.
What is mundus?
200
TWO PART QUESTION:
These legendary twins were saved by a she-wolf and were credited with the founding of Rome.
This is the river the legendary twins were saved from.
Who are Romulus and Remus?
What is the Tiber River?
200
The Etruscans borrowed this from the Greeks and would contribute this to Roman culture.
What is an alphabet?
300
The Etruscans enjoyed games that are similar to these modern games.
What are chess and backgammond?
300
TWO PART QUESTION:
These people were like modern day psychics and often read these signs, including animal livers, to see the future and what the gods had in store.
Who are soothsayers?
What are omens?
300
This secret weapon of the Etruscan army was important for keeping soldiers' feet and ankles stable.
What are laced leather shoes?
300
Rome was founded on this hill, one of the 7 hills the would eventually be a part of Rome.
What is Palatine hill?
300
The Etruscans contributed these games to Roman culture. Games involved men fighting other men or animals and sometimes involved women fighting.
What are gladiatorial games?
400
TWO PART QUESTION:
This center of public life was often the meeting place to discuss these types of city matters.
What is the forum?
What is municipal?
400
TWO PART QUESTION:
The Estruscans built large tombs outside of their cities based on this belief, similar to these people.
What is the afterlife?
Who are the Egyptians?
400
Many Etruscans took up these TWO occupations around the Mediterranean.
What are pirates and traders?
400
This Trojan was believed to have brought the sword of Troy to the Italian peninsula and established Latium, the precursor to Etruria and Rome.
Who is Aeneas?
400
This celebration was borrowed from the Etruscans as a way of greeting returning heroes.
What is a triumph?
500
These various activities and sports were enjoyed by the Etruscans. (Name at least 2)
What are wrestling, running, boxing, and horse racing?
500
The Etruscans believed in many gods. This type of religious practice is known as
What is polytheism?
500
This final king of the Etruscans ruled until 510 BCE, when the Romans revolted and established the Roman Republic.
Who is Lucius Tarquinius?
500
Romulus and Remus used this sign to decide where to establish Rome.
What are birds?
500
The Romans borrowed these two architectural achievements from the Etruscans, as well as developing their own.