Wk 25a Ancient Rome Vocabulary

What term refers to a fighter in ancient Rome who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat?

• Etruscan

• cuniculus

• adapted

• gladiator

What is the term for the underground irrigation system invented by the Etruscans?

• gladiator

• Rome

• cuniculus

• Greco-Roman

Which word describes something that has been changed to make it suitable for a new use or situation?

• Etruscan

• cuniculus

• adapted

• gladiator

What term is used to describe the ancient civilization of Italy that predated Roman culture?

• adapted

• cuniculus

• Greco-Roman

• Etruscan

Who were the ancient inhabitants of Etruria, a land in north and central Italy?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Etruscans

• Carthaginians

What term describes having characteristics of Roman culture with a strong Greek influence?

• Hellenistic

• Greco-Roman

• Byzantine

• Classical

What does it mean to make changes to an existing object or way for doing things?

• Innovate

• Preserve

• Imitate

• Renovate

What was the capital city of the Roman civilization, founded about 700 B.C.E.?

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Carthage