Ancient Rome Pompeii

What is ?

• Pompeii

• Syracuse

• Troy

• Carthage

What is #5?

• Ionian Sea

• Tyrrhenian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Adriatic Sea

What is the importance of the discovering of Pompeii?

• It gives Italy a chance to rebuild a lost city.

• It was a chance to explore volcanos.

• It gives a glimpse and a more complete perspective of what Ancient Rome was like during it's golden age.

• It proved the legend of Pompeii to be true.

Who was the survivor of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and wrote about his experience?

• Pliny the Younger

• Pliny the Elder

• Julius Caesar

Roman soldiers belonged to fighting groups made up of 6,000 men called ___________________.

Why are we still able to see the mummified people of Pompeii?

Ancient Romans spoke a language called what?

• Greek

• Latin

• Spanish

• English

What catastrophic event led to the preservation of Pompeii?

• A) Earthquake

• B) Flood

• C) Volcanic eruption

• D) Tsunami

Which Roman god was believed to be responsible for the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

• A) Jupiter

• B) Vulcan

• C) Neptune

• D) Mars

What was the main language spoken by the inhabitants of Pompeii?

• A) Greek

• B) Latin

• C) Etruscan

• D) Oscan