Volcanoes
The Eruption
Discoveries
Things to Do
Gladiators
100
What does a volcano look like from far away?
mountain
100
In what year did Vesuvius erupt?
79 AD
100
What did workers find underneath Civitas in 1599?
marble slabs and/or a wall with pictures
100
What was "the heart of Pompeii"?
The Forum
100
Who were usually the gladiators?
prisoners; criminals
200
What kind of volcanoes erupt regularly?
Active
200
What happened before Vesuvius erupted?
Small earthquakes or people went about their normal business
200
How did Alcubierre try to unearth objects?
explosives
200
How many theaters were there in Pompeii?
2
200
Why was the floor of the amphitheater covered in sand?
To soak up the blood
300
What type of volcanoes are no longer active?
extinct
300
How many eyewitness accounts are there of the destruction of Pompeii and name one eyewitness?
1; Pliny
300
How did Karl Weber unearth objects?
Carefully
300
Where did Pompeiians go to get clean?
Bathhouse
300
What does it mean when a gladiator holds up a finger during a fight?
asking for mercy
400
What type of volcanoes have not erupted in the last 10,000 years?
Dormant
400
For how many hours did the ash and rock keep falling after Vesuvius erupted?
18
400
What does "in situ" mean?
Leaving items where they were found
400
What was Herculaneum?
A resort town; a place for the wealthy to go on vacation
400
What did all gladiators wear, no matter what type they were?
helmets
500
In 1883, Krakatoa erupted, killing 40,000 people. Which country is this volcano in?
Indonesia
500
How many feet of ash and rock covered the city?
60 feet
500
What does the author feel are the most fascinating exhibits at Pompeii?
Plaster casts of victims
500
Men wore togas; what did women wear?
stolas
500
Who was "the man the girls sigh for"?
Celadus
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