Ancient Rome Pompeii

What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?

• Naples

• Florence

• Rome

• Pompeii

A Roman public meeting place

• Agora

• Town Hall

• Forum

• Voting Center

Rome was located on the _________ River.

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Danube

• Tiber

Rome was located near what body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

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

Name the volcano that erupted in Italy in AD 79.

• Mt. Saint Helens

• Mt. Etna

• Mt. Vesuvious

• Mt. Rushmore

The city of Pompeii was destroyed due to

• Flooding

• Earthquakes

• Warfare

• Volcanic Eruption

What happened that destroyed the city of Pompeii?

• The economy tanked and people left, soon the buildings and walls were destroyed by the barbarians

• The city was abandoned when the soil went bad

• Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the city in ash and debris

• They lost a battle to the Goths and the city was burned to the ground

What happened that destroyed the city of Pompeii?

• The economy tanked and people left, soon the buildings and walls were destroyed by the barbarians

• The city was abandoned when the soil went bad

• Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the city in ash and debris

• They lost a battle to the Goths and the city was burned to the ground

A marketplace in the center of ancient Rome

surrounded by public buildings

• Agora

• Forum

• Marktplatz