This video is ALSO on the Smarthistory article linked to the right, in the case anyone has issues viewing it.
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
GUIDING QUESTIONS:
- Where did early Etruscans worship?
- Why is it likely that Etruscans began to build temples?
- How did the materials used in Etruscan temple construction differ from the Greeks? What has happened to the Etruscan temples as a result?
- What are TUSCAN columns?
- How do we know was Etruscan temples looked like if they no longer exist?
- Roughly, what are the TWO PARTS of an Etruscan temple?
- How would approaching the ETRUSCAN TEMPLE have differed from approaching a Greek Temple (like the Parthenon)?
- DID THE ETRUSCANS USE THE GREEK ORDERS?
- WHAT SCENE DO THE SCULPTURES FROM THE TOP OF THE TEMPLE OF MINERVA AT VEII DEPICT?
- WHAT MATERIAL IS THE FIGURE OF APOLLO MADE FROM?
- WHAT GREEK WORK IS THE FIGURE OF APOLLO MOST SIMILAR TO IN TERMS OF STYLE? HOW DOES THE SCULPTURE OF APOLLO DIFFER FROM THAT GREEK WORK?