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The City
Destruction
Misc.
Discovery
Excavation
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This place conquered Pompeii.
What is Rome?
100
This volcano destroyed Pompeii.
What is Mt. Vesuvius?
100
During the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, people tried to escape. However, most encountered this.
What is death?
100
Pompeii was finally discovered in this year.
What is 1738?
100
This is how people created tunnels to excavate Pompeii.
What is by hand?
200
These people vacationed in Pompeii.
Who are rich people?
200
These three things fell on the cities affected by the volcanic eruption.
What are ash, pumice, and gas?
200
This is the blacksmith god of Rome.
Who is Vulcan?
200
Pompeii was discovered when a _______ found buried marble.
What is a farmer?
200
This made it easier to find artifacts.
What is looser soil on farmland?
300
These devastated Pompeii before the eruption.
What are earthquakes?
300
This is when the eruption happened.
When is August 24th, 79 C.E.
300
Mt. Vesuvius is located near the bay of _______.
What is Naples?
300
This king found out about Pompeii and sent people to excavate it.
Who is King Charles III?
300
This place was mistaken for Stabiae during excavation.
Where is Pompeii?
400
Pompeii was a center for trade because it was a ______ _____.
What is a port city?
400
These two cities also were destroyed.
What are Stabiae and Herculaneum?
400
This is one of the ways people escaped.
What is by boat?
400
In Herculaneum, these three things were found.
What are statues, a theater, a palace?
400
The king sent this person to excavate, but he was not a good archaeologist.
Who is Alcubierre?
500
These people are the founders of Pompeii.
Who are the Osci people?
500
This type of eruption is what killed most of the residents of Pompeii.
What is a pyroclastic surge?
500
Mt. Vesuvius lies in the crater of this ancient volcano.
What is Somma?
500
This palace was discovered, used as a museum, and owned by King Charles III.
What is the Portici Palace?
500
In this time period, the excavations became more professional and organized.
When is 1806-1815?