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ETRUSCANS AND THE ROMANS

LEARNING THAT THE ROMANS TOOK OVER THE ETRUSCAN

CULTURE AND TOLD EVERYBODY THAT IT WAS ROMAN

By Sheryl A. McCoy

Compare and contrast the writing of the Etruscans and the Romans. Use the Web Resources listed below to locate your information.  Be sure to include these topics.

a.     List the sources of the Etruscans and Roman’s language.

b.     Describe what we know of the Roman’s language.

c.     Describe what we know of the Etruscan’s language.

d.     Explain or list some Etruscan words that may have become Romanized.

Web Resources

THE ALPHABETS OF ITALY
http://www.geocities.com/indoeurop/project/script/itali.html

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALPHABET
http://www.deil.uiuc.edu/EIL199/WebProjects/Individuals/elee/alphabet.htm

DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN ALPHABET
http://www.hinchbk.cambs.sch.uk/ocr/02signs/alpha.html

THE ETRUSCANS – LANGUAGE AND WRITING
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=109191&tocid=26567&query=peoples%20temple

AN EXCELLENT HISTORY OF ETRUSCAN WRITING
http://www.comune.bologna.it/bologna/Musei/Archeologico/etruschi/en/76_e.htm

ETRUSCAN CULTURE
http://ln.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0858049.html

TRACING THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/WestTech/xlanguag.htm