The Etruscans
Why did the Etruscan's drain their marshy fields?
To build a city.
Why were the Etruscan cities each surrounded by a thick wall?
To protect the Etruscan's from invaders and wild animals.
Define Triumph
Triumph is the parade- like welcome given to a Roman hero returning from battle
Etruscan social order- Upper, Middle, and Lower
Upper Class- wealthy landowners, nobles or aristocrats, and priests Middle Class- farmers, city workers, and traders Lower Class- Enslaved people
Define soothsayers
Were a group of aristocrats who could predict events of the future.
What were the Etruscan's known as?
"the people of the sea"
The Etruscan's were what as pirates throughout the Mediterranean? The Etruscan's were what as traders?
As pirates they were envied and feared. As trader they were admired and respected.
Define catacombs
Catacombs are the tombs beneath the ground for the dead.
Dancing was connected with what?
Dancing was connected with the Etruscan's religion.
Unlike Greek or Latin women, Etruscan women could what?
Etruscan women could own property and take part in public celebration.
Define Gladiatorial Games
Fights which the Romans amused themselves
What kind of animals did the Etruscan farmers raise?
The Etruscan farmers raised pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, chicken, and cattle.
The Etruscan miners dug what? What did the Etruscan's turn the metals into?
The Etruscan miners dug iron, tin, copper, and lead. The Etruscan metalworkers and sculptors turned the metals into jewelry and weapons.
The Etruscan's also had what like the Greeks?
The Etruscan's also had a phalanx.
Define Forum
The Etruscan's public square
What did the Etruscan's exchange the metalwork for? Who did they exchange with?
The Etruscan's traded the metalwork for silver, ivory, and gold. They traded with Greece, Syria, and other eastern Mediterranean countries.
The Etruscans grew in two things, what were they? They became what from this?
The Etruscans grew in size and power and became rich from it.
Who were Italy's first civilized people or first highly civilized people?
The Etruscans.
The Etruscan's had a strong what? Where did the soldiers learn about weapons and techniques? From who?
They had a strong army. They learned about weapons and techniques from the Greeks.
The Etruscans had many what that were mostly modeled after those of the Greeks?
They had many gods that were similar to the Greeks.
What did the Etruscans love most of all?
They loved music and dancing most of all.
What kind of sports did the Etruscans watch and play?
They took part in sports such as running, boxing, wrestling, and horse racing.
The Etruscan farmers used mostly iron tools to grow what?
They used iron tools to grow barley, millet, wheat, grapes, and many other fruits.
The Etruscans filled the tombs with what?
They would fill the tombs with works of art and treasures of gold, silver, bronze, and ivory.
What weapon did the Etruscan's have that no one else had?
Their shoes.
The Etruscans believed that?
They believed the universe was divided into provinces.
The Etruscans built what to worship their gods?
They built temples.
What cities did the Etruscans dominate?
They dominated all of northern Italy and the Latin village on the Palatine.
What did the Etruscans enjoy?
They enjoyed riches, bright colors, and a good time.
What sorts of games did the Etruscans play?
They gambled with ivory dice and played games similar to chess and backgammon.
What is a necropolis?
A necropolis was the cemetery which had many, many tombs.
When an Etruscan aristocrat or noble died, what was held?
A great banquet was held.
Etruscan's Contributions to Romans (Name nine)-
Arches using Bridges Draining swamp areas at the foot of the Palatine where it became the Forum for Rome The alphabet borrowed from the Greeks The fasces Triumph Gladiatorial Games The omens, soothsayers, their gods they worshiped Mundus Municipal
The first settlers on the Palatine were the-
Latins
Who became the first Etruscan ruler of Rome?
Lucius Tarquinius was the first Etruscan ruler of Rome.
More than anything else, the Etruscans wanted to?
More than anything else, the Etruscans wanted to please their gods.
Define omens
Omens were what the soothsayers predicted which were the signs of what would happen.
What is the municipal?
The city, government
What was the mundus?
The mundus was the meeting point for the worlds living and the dead for the Romans.
Define Fasces
The symbol of the Etruscan's is a bundle of rods bound around an ax.
Because of this, the tombs are known as?
The tombs are known as "tombs of gold"
Define Social Order
The way groups of people are classed.
How did the Etruscan shoes benefit them?
Their shoes gave them better footing than their enemies on rough or hilly grounds.
