Journeys Lesson 20 Vocabulary Quiz

The city of Pompeii was _____________ to, or made to experience severe damage from the volcano.

• luxurious

• subjected

• dormant

Some houses in ancient Rome were __________, or richly decorated.

• unaffected

• tremors

• opulent

Those bronze coins had a low value. A Roman citizen could only buy a ________ amount of goods with them.

• meager

• imprints

• dormant

After centuries of being __________, or inactive, the volcano Mt. Vesuvius awoke with a bang.

• luxurious

• salvage

• dormant

Many of Rome's ancient buildings have changed little over the years. They seem to be __________ by time.

• dormant

• unaffected

• subjected

Archaeologists have worked to _____________, or save, relics such as the head of a Roman statue.

• tremors

• opulent

• salvage

_________ from earthquakes have damaged important buildings in Rome, such as the Colosseum.

• Meager

• Tremors

• Unaffected

Hadrian's Villa near Rome was ___________, with expensive, comfortable furnishings and decorations.

• luxurious

• outlying

• subjected

Outside Rome's city gates were roads that carried people __________ areas, away from the city center.

• dormant

• outlying

• salvage

__________, or impressions of items people used during the Roman Empire, have been found in England.

• unaffected

• opulent

• imprints