Pompeii

Name the volcano that erupted in Italy in AD 79.

• Mt. Saint Helens
• Mt. Etna
• Mt. Vesuvious
• Mt. Rushmore

The city of Pompeii was located in the country

• Greece

• England

• Italy

• Ireland

The city of Pompeii was destroyed due to

• Flooding

• Earthquakes

• Warfare

• Volcanic Eruption

The ruins of Pompeii show archeologists

• How cities were set up in the 1st century B.C.E.

• The daily life of a citizen of Pompeii

• What kinds of food/food preparation were being used by the people

• All of the above

The plaster casts of Pompeii show us

• How many Pompeiinians died in the event

• The economic status of the citizens

• How the city thrived after the eruption

• the last moments of people's lives

The social status of people living in Pompeii determined if they lived or died

• True

• False

How did the bodies of the people from Pompeii preserve?

• The heat of the lava.
• The initial blast.
• The heat.
• Volcanic ash

Vesuvius is still an active volcano today

• True

• False

What was surprising about Pompeii's discovery?

• The buildings had decayed.

• There were few remains.

• The city was mostly intact.

• There were no artifacts.

Which is an accurate description of Pompeii?

• A flourishing resort for Rome's most distinguished citizens.

• A poor city full of slaves.

• An abandoned city on the outskirts of Rome.

• A wealthy, but isolated city that kept to itself.