Question 1

Which of the following is not a name given to a Bronze Age Italian culture?&#10;A) The Nuragic Civilization&#10;B) The Villanovan Culture&#10;C) The Apennine Culture&#10;D) The Terramare (&#34;Black Earth&#34;) Culture

Accepted Answer

The Villanovan Culture is an early Iron Age culture in Italy, not a Bronze Age culture.

Question 2

The so-called &#34;P speakers&#34; developed into a group of peoples collectively known as the ______.&#10;A) Latins&#10;B) Syracusans&#10;C) Italic peoples&#10;D) Sardinians

Accepted Answer

The "P speakers" are associated with the Italic peoples, who were a group of Indo-European tribes in ancient Italy.

Question 3

The important Roman concept of mos maiorum translates as ______.&#10;A) &#34;modesty and loyalty&#34;&#10;B) &#34;our incomparable discipline&#34;&#10;C) &#34;respect for all gods&#34;&#10;D) &#34;the ways of our ancestors&#34;

Accepted Answer

Mos maiorum refers to the traditional social norms and customs passed down from the ancestors in Roman culture.

Question 4

The Roman Senate was comprised of around a hundred ______.&#10;A) plebeians&#10;B) patricians and plebeians, in equal number&#10;C) religious officials&#10;D) patricians

Accepted Answer

The Roman Senate was originally comprised of patricians, who were the aristocratic families of Rome.

Question 5

Which of the following was not one of the gods in the so-called Capitoline Triad?&#10;A) Jupiter Optimus Maximus&#10;B) Juno&#10;C) Mars&#10;D) Minerva

Accepted Answer

The Capitoline Triad consisted of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Mars was not part of this triad.

Question 6

The &#34;two invasion&#34; hypothesis, in which Indo-European &#34;Q speakers&#34; and &#34;P speakers&#34; move separately into Italy after 2000 BC, is not universally accepted.

Accepted Answer

The "two invasion" hypothesis is one of several theories about the spread of Indo-European languages, and like many historical linguistic theories, it is subject to debate and not universally accepted by all scholars.

Question 7

Thanks to the Etruscans' extensive contact and trade with the Greeks, some of the best-preserved ancient Greek pottery has been found in Etruria, Italy.

Accepted Answer

The Etruscans traded extensively with the Greeks, and as a result, many Greek pottery pieces were imported and preserved in Etruria, Italy.

Question 8

The decline of Etruscan civilization was marked by new religious rituals that involved ritual combat to the death and even human sacrifice.

Accepted Answer

The decline of Etruscan civilization saw the introduction of gladiatorial games and other rituals that included combat and human sacrifice, influenced by neighboring cultures like the Romans.

Question 9

The early Romans were exposed to and assimilated Greek culture and ideas primarily through Athenian travelers and embassies sent from the Hellenistic kingdoms to the east.

Accepted Answer

The early Romans were exposed to Greek culture primarily through their interactions with the Greek colonies in Southern Italy and Sicily, as well as through conquest and trade with the Hellenistic kingdoms.

Question 10

Rome got its name either from Romulus or from a Greek word meaning &#34;strength.&#34;

Accepted Answer

The name "Rome" is traditionally believed to have come from Romulus, its legendary founder, but some theories suggest it could also derive from a Greek word meaning "strength."

Question 11

It is not possible to state with certainty what any of the seven kings of Rome did or did not do.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Archaeological excavations carried out on the hills around Rome make it clear that Rome was founded centuries before the traditional date of 753 BCE.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Current scholarship suggests that the early Roman military campaigns of the Archaic period were already marked by a centralized state control and public funding.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

All Roman women were under the legal authority of some man except for the Vestal Virgins.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

In Roman religion, the chief priest is known as the Pontifex Maximus.

Accepted Answer

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Deck 2: Archaic Rome 753-509 BCE