CLC Roman Life Stage 12 - Vesuvius

Name the volcano that destroyed the town of Pompeii

(a)  

As well as Pompeii, which other nearby town was destroyed in 79 AD?

• Nuceria

• Stabiae

• Misenum

• Herculaneum

17 years before the eruption of the volcano, Pompeii had suffered the effects of an earthquake. This had occurred in the year ...

(a)  

How did the people who remained in Pompeii during the eruption die? Tick all that apply

• they were swamped by lava

• they inhaled sulphur fumes

• they inhaled air that was 300^oC

• buildings collapsed on top of them

Name the architect who first rediscovered Pompeii in the C16th

(a)  

In which year of the C16th was Pompeii rediscovered?

(a)  

A temple dedicated to which god was uncovered in 1765?

• Zeus

• Jupiter

• Isis

• Thor

In the 1800s, precious objects excavated at Pompeii were taken to a museum in ______________ , where they can still be seen today

• London

• Paris

• Naples

• Rome

Which of the following have NOT survived intact from Herculaneum? Tick all that apply

• people

• wax tablets

• tree roots

• jewellery

What proportion of Pompeii has so far been excavated?

(a)