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Prince Aeneas led his people west after the fall of his city of
_________?
Troy
Who did the Trojans join forceswith in Italy?
Latins
How was it determined which brother would become King?
Signs from Gods
Where were the twins, Romulus and Remus, left
to die when they were taken away from their mother?
Tiber River
The city of Rome is named after who?
Romulus
The Etruscan alphabet was believedto be borrowed from who?
The Greeks
The Etruscans were known as the“people of the _____”
Sea
How many classes were in theEtruscan society?
Three
Who lived in the center of theUniverse according to the Etruscans?
Humans
What did the slaves do when a noble died?
Fought to the deathto see which spirit would go with the
noble’s
How many vultures flew over thePalatine hill that claimed kinghood
for one of the brothers?
12
What was the only weapon theEtruscans had that no one else had?
Their shoes that laced up around
the ankle
What did the Romans build toimport goods from the coast?
(gravel) roads
Write one metal the Etruscansmined?
Copper; lead; iron; tin
Write one animal the Etruscansraised?
pigs; goats; sheep; ducks; chickens;
and cattle
The type of religion the Etruscanshad (the one with many gods)?
polytheistic
Double
Jeopardy
The Etruscans were feared as ___________ but envied as
____________?
Fill in the Blanks
Pirates;Traders
What was the name of oneof the seven hills that wasthe center of Rome’s city
government?
Capitoline
How many times a year was thestone on the mundus lifted
by the priest?
Three
Why was the stone on the munduslifted by the priest a
few times a year?
To release souls of the dead back to
earth
What is the word for the publicsquare that housed the palace,
government buildings and law courts
Forum
What is the name given to the fights of enslaved people, animals, or warriors that were held at Etruscan funerals and then adopted by the Romans?
Gladiator Games
What is a parade-like welcome given to a Roman hero returning from battle?
Triumph
Who read omens telling of the futureand where the city’s boundaries
should be?
Soothsayers
What is the name of the placewhere two streets met, marked bya stone, and led to the underworld?
Mundus