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| Why does the Etruscan language present such a problem for translators? |
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| The language was unrelated to any other in Europe |
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| Why is Pompeii such an important archaeological site? |
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| It tells us most of what we know about everyday Roman life |
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| Why was the Pantheon constructed with a 30-foot-diameter oculus (hole) in its roof? |
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| To symbolize Jupiter's ever-watchful eye over Rome |
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| Why would 2nd- and 1st-century BCE Romans portray their ancestors with verism, showing every wart and wrinkle? |
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| To show the wisdom and experience of age |
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| According to its founding story, why was Rome named after Romulus, not his twin brother Remus? |
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| Romulus killed Remus and became Rome's first king |
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| Why are the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke known as the synoptic gospels? |
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| They tell the same stories, in the same sequence, differing only in details |
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| What about its design made Justinian's San Vitale church in Ravenna unique? |
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| Why did the Byzantine emperor Leo III inaugurate a program of iconoclasm? |
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| He argued that God in the Ten Commandments had prohibited images |
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| Why did early Christians develop symbols to identify themselves to each other? |
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| They feared persecution for their faith |
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| Why was the Nicene Creed so important? |
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| It unified the church behind a prescribed doctrine |
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