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Etruscan Contributions Vocab The Legend of Rome The History of The Etruscans Etruscan Contributions 100 200 300 400 500

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 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.

--The Greeks --The Latins --The Etruscans Answer – 400 --The Greeks --The Latins --The Etruscans

These four features attracted the Latins and made Latium a good place to settle.

--Fertile Soil --Water Sources --A Mild Climate 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.

Rome’s first sewer system 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, 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