Mt.Vesuvius The Destruction of Pompeii

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Mt.VesuviusThe Destruction of Pompeii

• PowerPoint Presentation By
• Mr. Ping

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When, Where, and What Happened to Pompeii?

• Pompeii was buried under yards of volcanic ash,
  rock, and lapilli and Almost everyone died. It
  was forgotten until the eighteenth century.
• Herculeaum and Pompeii were covered in ashes,
  pumice, and hot lava. Mt.Vesuvius is the only
  active volcano in Europe and it has vineyards all
  over its base.
• The sea boiled and the sky was dark. Small
  tremors had shaken Pompeii for several weeks
  before it erupted.

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What Was Pompeii Like BeforeThe Eruption?

• Narrow and high streets were often filled with
  water. There were very bad sewers back then and
  there was always garbage in the streets.
• Children played with nuts and stones like
  marbles. They also played with costumes like
  knights and gladiators. Some even had carts to
  play in.
• Slaves were very important back then.
• There were walls all around Pompeii

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How Did We Learn About Pompeii and the Eruption?

• The only mention of the eruption was in old books
  like the ones by Pliny the Younger
• In 1594 traces of old buildings were found. In
  1694, a farmer digging the wells uncovered more.
  In 1710, pieces of marble were found on the site
  of Herculeaum.
• Pliny the Elder, Pliny the youngers uncle, died
  in the eruption.

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Bibliographies

• Vesuvius. Pompeii. World Book Millennium
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• Humphrey, Katherine Long. Pompeii. New York
  Franklin Watts, 1990.
• Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Lost City Of Pompeii.
  Tarrytown New York Benchmark Books, 2000.
• Rose, Susanna Van. Volcano and Earthquakes. New
  York Alfred A Knopf Inc., 1992.
• Steele, Phillip. The Romans and Pompeii. New
  York Pill Press, 1994.