Cloze Activity - Chapter 13 – “Beginnings” -- Sections 1 & 2 Pages

208 - 214. On this paper, write the word for each blank.

Section 1 – “Founding of Rome” - Pages 209 & 210

The Romans have a l______ about the founding of Rome. A Latin princess
gave birth to t______ boys named R_______ and R_____. They were taken
away from her and left on the bank of the flooding T____
River. A she- wolf fed and cared for the boys until a s_______ killed
her. He took the boys home.

When the boys grew older, they decided to build a c____ on the Tiber. The
b______ could not agree on which one should r___ the city. They decided
to let the g____ choose between them.

Each brother climbed to the top of a different h_____ to watch for a

s___ from the gods. Twelve v_______ flew over the P________
hill on which R_________ was standing. He claimed to be k____ of the
city. The brothers f_____ and R_____ was killed. R_______ became
king of the city, which he named R______.

Most of the people who settled on the Palatine hill were f______. Their main
c______ were wheat and barley.

Section 2 – “The Etruscans” – Pages 210 -

The Etruscans settled in Etruria, the rolling hill country n____ of the Latin village
on the Palatine. They wrote in an a__________ borrowed from Greeks, and they
spoke a l_______ different from any other in the ancient world. They were
Italy’s first highly c_________ people.

Etruscans were f_________ who used mostly iron tools. They were also m_____ who
dug for copper, lead, iron, and tin. M____________ and s___________
turned these metals into weapons, utensils, and j_____________.

The Etruscans had a strong a_______. The soldiers learned about weapons and battle
techniques from the Greeks. However, they had one “weapon” that no
one else had : their s__________.

Over time the Etruscans became r_______, and they dominated all of northern
I________: including the Latin village on the Palatine hill.

Etruscans enjoyed bright colors, riches, and a good time. They gambled with
ivory d_______, and played games similar to c_________ and b___________.
They often watched or took part in s__________, but most of all, they loved
m_____ and d___________.

The Etruscans set up a social order dividing the people into t________ classes. A few
wealthy families owned most of the l____ and most of the e_____________ people.

Etruscans had many gods, most of whom were m__________ after the Greeks.
More than anything else, the Etruscans wanted to p______ their gods. Soothsayers
read certain o________ which were signs of what is to happen.

The dead were buried in tombs beneath the ground called c_____________.
Etruscans believed that life after death was more important and lasted longer than
life on Earth. Their tombs are known as “tombs of g______.”
Outside each Etruscan city was a n__________, or city made up of acres of these
tombs.