Ancient Civilizations: Pompeii
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
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
Preserving Pompeii Due to the lack of oxygen, the objects were well preserved for almost 2,000 years Many images show the victims in almost pristine condition
Technology within Pompeii Provides a snapshot of Roman life from the 1st century Equipped with indoor plumbing Aqueduct’s Amphitheatre Pottery Temple of Apollo
Pompeii Today Today it has become a huge tourist site Today the biggest problem is the decay of artifacts
STOP! How do you think the people of Pompeii were able to build these amazing things? Rocks Power tools Nuts and bolts Glue
Answer! Rocks! They used the various forms of rocks to make tools including stone, brick or concrete.
Question 1 Where is the city of Pompeii located? Italy Germany Greece France
Question 2 What happened to Pompeii in 79 A.D.? It was attacked by the French army A mysterious illness killed the whole town A volcano erupted leaving the city buried in ash Nothing. It was a small quant town that still exists today in its original form.
Question 3 What was the name of the volcano that erupted in 79 A.D? Mount Pompeii Mount Vesuvius Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kohala
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