The answers to the questions are as follows;
- <em>For 17: Romans overthrew the Etruscan king. </em>
- <em> For 18: C. held close </em>
- <em> For 19: C. The author provides historical background and context. </em>
- One of the core excepts from the book; The Roman Republic was the coexistence of Etruscan society with the Romans prior to the overthrow of the Estrucan King.
- The phrase which has a similar connotation to embraced as used in context is; held close.
- <em><u>Though the ancient Athenian democracy did not last, we have embraced many of its core principles.</u></em>” The statement above is a means of communicating the historical background and context of democracy by the author.
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