ancient civilizations: pompeii
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What is Pompeii? One of the very first civilizations located near modern day Naples, Italy City founded between the sixth and seventh century BCE Captured by the Romans in 80 BCETRANSCRIPT
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Ancient Civilizations: Pompeii
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What is Pompeii?One of the very first
civilizations located near modern day Naples, Italy
City founded between the sixth and seventh century BCE
Captured by the Romans in 80 BCE
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What happened in Pompeii?
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
It was covered in 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft.) of ash and pumice which helped preserve the city for thousands of years!
Evidence of the destruction originally comes from a surviving account by Pliny the Younger
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Preserving PompeiiDue to the lack of oxygen, the objects were well
preserved for almost 2,000 yearsMany images show the victims in almost pristine
condition
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Technology within PompeiiProvides a snapshot of Roman life from the 1st
century Equipped with indoor plumbingAqueduct’sAmphitheatre Pottery
Temple of Apollo
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Pompeii Today
• Today it has become a huge tourist site
• Today the biggest problem is the decay of artifacts
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STOP!How do you think the people of Pompeii were
able to build these amazing things?1. Rocks 2. Power tools3. Nuts and bolts4. Glue
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Answer!Rocks!
They used the various forms of rocks to make tools including stone, brick or concrete.
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Question 1Where is the city of Pompeii located?A. ItalyB. GermanyC. GreeceD. France
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Question 2What happened to Pompeii in 79 A.D.?A. It was attacked by the French armyB. A mysterious illness killed the whole townC. A volcano erupted leaving the city buried in ash
D. Nothing. It was a small quant town that still exi
sts today in its original form.
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Question 3What was the name of the volcano that erupted
in 79 A.D?A. Mount PompeiiB. Mount VesuviusC. Mount Kilimanjaro D. Mount Kohala
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