WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group did the Romans copy a lot of their culture from (religion, art, government, architecture, etc)?
A
Indians
B
Greeks
C
Egyptians
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Republican Roman architecture was influenced by the Etruscans who were the early kings of Rome; the Etruscans were in turn influenced by Greek architecture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Romans Incorporated Greek Gods Into Their Religion Many of the gods prominent in ancient Rome were adapted from earlier Greek mythology. This was because there were many Greek colonies in Rome’s lower peninsula whose ideas filtered into Roman culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Romans copied the Greeks… a lot By 146 BC, Macedonia and the rest of the Greek world had fallen under Roman rule. Roman architecture is an interesting example of Greek influence. The very first structures in Rome were circular, implying a Celtic influence, but over time that all changed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called classical art. This name is used also to describe later periods in which artists looked for their inspiration to this ancient style. The Romans learned sculpture and painting largely from the Greeks and helped to transmit Greek art to later ages.

There is 1 question to complete.