Chapter Summary

After reading Chapter 6, you should be able to:

• Identify the area of Etruscan domination on a map of Italy.

• Compare Etruscan sculpture styles with those of Greece.

• Compare the role of women in Etruria with their role in Greece. Indicate how this is reflected in art.

• Discuss the sources of information about Etruscan architecture.

• Identify all the works and define the terms in the chapter.

• List the gods and their Greek counterparts.

• Describe the scene illustrated on the mirrror in figure 6.6a and explain its meaning.

• Describe Etruscan funerary practices.

• Describe the style and iconography of Etruscan tomb paintings.

• Identify the works illustrated and define the terms.

• Describe the achievements of Shihuangdi.

• Compare the piece-mold method of bronze casting with the lost-wax method.

• Describe the Zhou Dynasty bronzes illustrated in the Window, indicating their designs and function.

• Describe the terra-cotta warriors from the Tomb of Qin.