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20 Cards in this Set
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True or False: The Egyptians settled the region of Rome. |
Answer:
False |
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What material did the Latins use to build the first kind of roads? |
Answer:
Gravel |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - What was the name of the Trojan Prince who was ordered by the gods to lead his people to a promised land? |
Answer:
Aeneas |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - In Italy, who did Aenea's group join forces with? |
Answer:
The Latins |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - About what year did the Latin Princess give birth to twin sons? |
Answer:
800 B.C. |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - True or False: A she-wolf found the twin sons and nursed them. |
Answer:
True |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - True or False: A soldier killed the she-wolf and took the twins to the king to be raised. |
Answer:
False |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - Who was the father of the twin sons? |
Answer:
The god "Mars" |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - What was the oath that the Latin Princess broke? |
Answer:
Never to have children |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - What were the names of the twin sons born to the Latin Princess? |
Answer:
Romulus and Remus |
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Experts have learned that Rome was settled by groups of people with weapons made of what metal? |
Answer:
Iron |
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True or False: Most of the people of Rome were farmers and lived in wood huts. |
Answer:
True |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - Who did the twins let decided which one would rule the city? |
Answer:
They let the gods decide or choose. |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - On what river did the twins build their city? |
Answer:
Tiber |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - With what did Romulus trace the city's bounderies ? |
Answer:
With his plow |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - What kind and how many birds flew over the Palatine where Romulus stood? |
Answer:
12 Vultures |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - Who became king, Romulus or Remus? |
Answer:
Romulus |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - Where did the name "Rome" come from ? |
Answer:
Romulus named the city after his own name. |
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In the legend of the founding of Rome - True or False: Each brother climbed to the top of a different hill to wait for a sign from the gods to determine who would rule. |
Answer:
True |
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True or False: The area where the Latins settled had a harsh climate, rocky soil, and few trees for timber. |
Answer:
False |