WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. The Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE. The culture was renowned in antiquity for its rich mineral resources and as a major Mediterranean trading power.

Detailed explanation-2: -Etruscan art, (c. 8th–4th century bce) art of the people of Etruria. Etruscan art falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred. Because of Etruscan attitudes toward the afterlife, most of the art that remains is funerary.

Detailed explanation-3: -To the south they were drawn into Latium and Campania from the end of the 7th century bce, and in the following century they had a decisive impact on the history of Rome, where the Etruscan dynasty of the Tarquins is said to have ruled from 616 to 510/509 bce.