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The Etruscans

The Etruscans. http://www.ecotouringtuscany.com/Etruscans-Fresco-1.jpg. World History. Mrs. McGann. Around 800 bc settled in Etruria . borrowed alphabet from Greeks, but spoke a different language from everyone else .

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The Etruscans

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  1. The Etruscans http://www.ecotouringtuscany.com/Etruscans-Fresco-1.jpg World History Mrs. McGann

  2. Around 800 bc settled in Etruria. • borrowed alphabet from Greeks, but spoke a different language from everyone else. 3. dug tunnels and built dams to drain fields; built cities on hilltops w/ a wall.

  3. 4. 1st civilized people in Italy “People of the Sea”. 5. were pirates and traders. http://www.bahaullah.org/images/akka-sea.jpg http://www.cindyvallar.com/pirates_matthews.jpg

  4. 6. Used iron tools to grow wheat, barley, millet, grapes, & fruit. Raised pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, chicken, and cattle. http://www.cemetdemo.com/agricms/images/cover_images/millet1.jpg http://img526.imageshack.us/i/creohnsheepingraydg0.jpg/#q=clip art farm sheep http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/season/guide/photos/grapes.jpg

  5. 7. Used copper, lead, iron, and tin to make weapons, utensils, & jewelry. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_40.11.7-.18.jpg

  6. 8. soldiers learned from Greeks → had a phalanx http://www.freewebs.com/apworldpolitics/phalanx%20facts%20picture.jpg

  7. secret weapon: leather shoes (provided better footing). 10. Cities grew in size and power→ dominated Northern Italy. http://www.tribwatch.com/mapAncientItaly.png

  8. A. Daily Life • enjoyed bright colors, riches, & a good time 2. played games (similar to chess & backgammon); gambled with ivory dice http://www.i-love-bingo.co.uk/images/dice-1500BC.jpg http://im.edirectory.co.uk/p/1306/i/chessandbackgammon.jpg

  9. 3. sports: wrestling, running, boxing, horse racing 4. loved music and dancing -flute and lyre -dance to please gods http://community.meath.ie/starofthesea/images/sports_clipart_running_athlete.gif http://catch-allclipart.com/sportspics/0029dsports.jpg

  10. 5. women danced, participated in celebrations, and owned property http://www.bencourtney.com/ebooks/dance/images/022_l.jpg http://www.foresthawaii.com/images/hpim0051.jpg

  11. three classes: -upper class: landowners, priests, nobles -middle class: farmers, traders, and city workers -lower class: acrobats and slaves (from wars) http://www.toonups.com/thumb-hollywood_art_acrobat_man_swing_3.png.125.c.gif

  12. 7. wealthy owned most land 8. rich house: -rectangular, one story -drains -courtyards (used for business during day and entertainment at night) http://wieler.com/graphics/inline/greenbelt/greenbelt_courtyard_overhead.jpg http://www.chinaodysseytours.com/yunnan/images/home-courtyard.jpg

  13. B. Religious Beliefs 1. gods modeled after Greeks 2. worshipped in temples with sculptures http://www.brekka.net/images/268_etruscan_model.jpg

  14. 3. believed universe ÷ into provinces, each ruled by different god, with humans in center. -west-death and underworld -east-heaven (temples all faced east) http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/img/historical/pirates/skull-and-crossbones.png http://jasonhenle.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/0154_heaven_christian_clipart.jpg

  15. 4. found out what gods wanted by visiting soothsayers -read omens: livers of animals, direction/sound of thunder and lightning, and the flight of birds. http://www.northernsun.com/images/imagethumb/%20Birds%20In%20Flight%20T-Shirt%20(8042).jpg http://rob.loesch.org/lightning-1.jpg

  16. C. Tombs of Gold 1. Noble dies→ banquet → 2 slaves fight to death, loser goes with noble 2. dead buried in catacombs → pics of daily life, chairs, & body put on a bed

  17. 3. life after death- longer & more important than on earth -filled with works of art, treasures of gold, silver, bronze, and ivory 4. Etruscan tombs are known as “tombs of gold” http://www.americaneaglegold.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/GOLD-COINS-VS-GOLD-BARS.jpeg

  18. http://realalibi.com/images/Cemetery.jpg 5. Outside each Etruscan city was a necropolis, or cemetery • Caere is one of largest Etruscan cemeteries http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mxjRQy8PhaU/SYI7vrO6pbI/AAAAAAAAA2w/on6dgQGl1OY/IMGP2714.JPG

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