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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

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The Etruscans were feared as ___________ but envied as

____________?

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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