Vesuvius Terms Present Day Architecture Fun Facts
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August 24, 79 A.D.
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and destroy Pompeii?
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True.
True or False?
Definition of excavation: Carefully digging up items or place
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Models.
What did the scientists make out of the dead bodies?
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The Basilica.
What is the most imposing public building of Pompeii?
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Roasted peacocks, with additional live birds inside.
What was one of the fancy meals the Pompeians ate?
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Ash, molten rock, and pumice.
What covered the city of Pompeii right after Vesuvius erupted?
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Pyroclastic Flow: A stream of very hot ash, LAVA fragments, and GAS that is ejected from a volcano and FLOWS downward at great speeds.
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Pyroclastic Flow: A stream of very hot ash, gas fragments, and air that is ejected from a volcano and bursts downward at great speeds.
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True.
True or False?
The site was lost for about 1,500 years
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The Temple of Vespasian.
Which temple was dedicated to an emperor?
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Death.
What was the punishment a Roman legionnaire had to face if he left his post?
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Head injuries and other damages.
How did most of the people die during the eruption?
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A soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water.
What is plaster made of?
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1. Remove the ash
2. Cover the body with plaster
3. Let the plaster dry
What was the process of creating the models?
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Electoral meetings.
What was the Comitium Hall used for?
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Emperor Titus
Which emperor helped the survivors after the eruption?
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1.5 million tons per second!
At what rate did the molten rock and pumice cover the city of Pompeii?
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Decorated central hall of a Roman house.
What is the definition of atrium?
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The excavations
What's important to the scientists and tourists who come to explore Pompeii?
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False.
It belonged to two wealthy brothers.
True or False?
The House of Vetti belonged to two wealthy sisters.
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Puzzoili.
Which port, which is also the largest in Italy, was Pompeii located near?
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800 years.
How long did the volcano sit there before the pressure in the mountain start to build up, and explode?
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False
Pumice: Volcanic glass. Pumice is LIGHT, ROUGH, and porous like a sponge
True or False?
Definition of Pumice: Volcanic glass. Pumice is heavy, soft, and porous like a sponge.
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1748.
When did Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre rediscover Pompeii?
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The Forum.
What building was the center of the religious, cultural and political life of the ancient Pompeii?
500
Proximity to set up successful businesses and trade routes, particularly with Greece.
What did the Pompeian merchants take advantage of?






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