[C.5] ETRUSCAN PERIOD (copy)

Etruscan Period

From Etruria (modern day Tuscany) and the Etrusci sea. For centuries, they have been considered as decadent and blood thirsty people with a predilection for piracy, superstition, and magic

Etruscan Period

Precursors to the Roman civilization

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True or false: The Etruscan period coexisted with the Greek civilization

Bronze

Considered as an important trade nation because of the production of this material

Black and Red Figure Vases

Known for importing this Greek vase

Bronze

Sculptures were mainly made of this material

Capitoline Wolf

A bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus

Funerary Art

Reflects a belief in the afterlife

Cinerary Urn

Etruscans created this pottery because they had a culture of burning their dead into ashes. It would show the figure of the dead person

Sarcophagi

Funerary art that had the image of the dead in relief carvings. It would sometimes show couples that were buried together

Fortified Walls and Gates

Etruscan architecture had

Wattle and Daub (Stick and Mud)

Etruscan temples were inspired by Greek temples but were built using this technique and materials

Tumulus or Tumuli

Etruscan tombs are also known as

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True or false: Etruscan tumuli were similar to the tholos of the Aegean Myceneans but did not have a hallway before entering the tomb

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Etruscan tomb interiors were made to resemble a