Chapter 9- The Etruscan
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| a people who inhabited central Italy, between the Tiber and the Amo rivers during the 6th and 7th century BC. Their origin is unknown but their great mineral wealth contributed to great urban development. | ||
| a clasp or safety pin used to fasten a woman's gown | ||
| the fusing of tiny metal balls to a metal surface for decoration | ||
| a large stone coffin usually decorated with sculpture and inscriptions | ||
| the image of a dead person, usually a monument of remembrance | ||
| an occurrence believed to portend a future event, a foreshadowing of the future | ||
| the process of interpreting omens | ||
| a tomb in the form of a mound | ||
| a city of the dead | ||
| a vase for the ashes of a cremated person, also referred to as "funerary um" | ||
| a monster of Greek invention with a lion's head and body and a serpents tail | ||
| wedge shaped blocks holding the curve of the arch | ||
| the topmost wedge which locked the arch into place | ||
| the curved structure which spans an opening | ||
| an arched ceiling made of stone, brick or concrete | ||
| a semi-circular structure made up of successive arches | ||
| a circular, octagonal, elliptical or polygonal shape which is hemispherical curvature of a roof | ||
| the intersection of two barrel vaults | ||
| projected support for an external wall | ||
| bulges out | ||
| bulges in | ||
| freestanding arch commemorating an important event such as a military victory or opening a new road |