While flying over Europe you see a great plume of smoke rising up from southern Italy. You decide to get a closer look.
You land in the nearby city of Pompeii. You find it in ruins You land in the nearby city of Pompeii. You find it in ruins. Perhaps some investigation will tell you what happened here.
For each of the following exhibits… Write the exhibit name Instructions For each of the following exhibits… Write the exhibit name Then write two observations that tell you something about the civilization we’ve discovered. For example: I see a golden bowl which shows they were civilized because they didn’t just eat off the ground.
Digging For the Truth: Pompeii
Exhibit A: Unknown Room
Exhibit B: Wall Graffiti Embed picture into background here or elsewhere?
Exhibit C: Unknown Tools
Exhibit D: Helmet, Blade and Carving
Artifact E: Many seeds and grain
What Does it All Mean? Write one paragraph describing what these 5 exhibits tell you about the Romans of Pompeii.
Debrief Based on what we’ve found how advanced were the Romans? So what do we know?