CIVILIZATION
ETRUSCAN
Question
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France
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Greece
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Egypt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etruscan tombs, in both their construction and contents, prove that the Etruscans conceived of the afterlife as an extension of actual life. The tomb often replicates a domestic interior, filled with all the objects the deceased would need, like personal adornments, games, banqueting wares, and even food.
Detailed explanation-2: -All the edges of the roof were decorated, mostly in brightly painted terracotta, and there seem often to have been a row of sculptures along the central ridge of the roof, going beyond the acroterion group above a pediment in Greek and Roman temples.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true of Etruscan temples? They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood, they had a deep porch, the cella was generally divided into three compartments. The Etruscan were sailors and merchants who traveled throughout the Mediterranean.