Pompeii

Name the volcano that erupted in Italy in AD 79.

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

What was the name of the other city destroyed by the eruption?

• Rome
• Herculaneum
• Latium
• Gaul

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

Over twenty thousand people used to live in Pompeii.

• True

• False

How did the bodies of the people from Pompeii preserve?

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

What was surprising about Pompeii's discovery?

• The buildings had decayed.

• There were few remains.

• The city was mostly intact.

• There were no artifacts.