Question

What happened to the town of Pompeii in 79 A.D.?


A.
A devastating flood swept through the town, washing people and buildings away.


B.
An earthquake destroyed most of the buildings and killed hundreds of residents.


C.
A plague spread through the population, leaving only a few survivors.


D.
The volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the town and its people in ash.
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D. The volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the town and its people in ash. Question Resources

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Why is the archaeological site of Pompeii so important to our understanding of life in a Roman town?


A.
The Romans purposely left Pompeii intact as a monument to the people who died there.


B.
The remains at Pompeii were preserved intact when the volcanic ash covering them hardened, giving a realistic picture and understanding of life there.


C.


Archaeologists and historians from all over the world have sifted through the remains of the city ever since Pliny's account was found during the first century A.D.


D.
Pompeii is the only place where Roman structures can still be seen today.

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B. The remains at Pompeii were preserved intact when the volcanic ash covering them hardened, giving a realistic picture and understanding of life there.

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Answer 8

Mark each statement if it describes a change in historical knowledge based on new discoveries.



A.


Historians know more about ancient Sumer today than historians did long ago because of archaeological digs over the last two centuries.


B.


When King Tut’s tomb was discovered undisturbed in the 1920s, we gained a greater understanding of the Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife.


C.


With the discovery of Pompeii, we learned that life for the upper-class Romans offered comforts and pleasures.


D.


New information about the Trojan Wars came to light when the Iliad was deciphered for the first time in the late 1930s.

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