Chapter 2 True or False Self-Quiz

. In early Rome there was no real way for plebeians, however rich they may have been, to penetrate the social and political world of the patricians.

. The Villanovan Culture of northern Italy eventually gave way to the civilization of the Etruscans.

. According to the dominant Roman tradition, Rome was founded in the year 1184 BCE.

. The Etruscans appear from the beginning to have been a unified nation, with their capital at Veii.

. The Romans were notable for their ability to preserve their own cultural identity while readily incorporating elements of foreign cultures with whom they came into contact.

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