12.2

The Etruscans

emerges from the Villanovan culture

what did Orientalizing period mark?

the emergence of the first true civilization on the Italian peninsula

the Etruscan society

began as consumers of imported luxuries

who developed the name pirates among the Greek and Phoenician?

The ETRUSCAN

Villanovan pottery

made in the thick-walled (coarse)impasto style

Etruscan pottery

Bucchero ware: a black, thin-walled pottery made on a potter's wheel

why was Bucchero designed?

resemble more expensive bronze vessels

who were masters in bronze and iron metalwork?

Etruscans

Etruscan Architecture

The organization of these houses into cities demonstrates that there was high political and social organization.

was there a ruler and why?

was needed to decide on centralized urban planning and the coordination of communal labour.

Etruscan Temples

Their religion was polytheistic and adapted from indigenous beliefs mixed with Greek-inspired pantheon.

Cerveteri

had limited ruraled countryside due to territorial competition between Veii and tarquan. This city was associated with the famous Banditaccia

what was the greek and Etruscans fighting over?

town of Cumae.
This was the most northern Greek city and the Etruscans of Capua wanted exclusive economic rights over this part of the Campanian plain

Etruscan delcine

They lost the battle against the Greek and their claim to Tyrrhenian commercial supremacy

Latial Culture

On the east side of the Tiber, the land of Latium did not have the same mineral resources as Etruria, but it appeared the same in terms of its topography.

L culture I

had a similar culture to the Proto-Villanovans: oval huts with thatched roofs, simple handmade black burnished pottery, and hut urns for cremation burials

L culture II

inhumations begin to appear and replace cremation burials. Men were buried with miniature weapons, women with spindle whorls and personal ornaments, and the elderly were buried with drinking sets.