GCSE questions on life in Pompeii before and during the eruption
Lava
Drowning
Suffocating
Suicide
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78 AD
76 AD
79 AD
76 BC
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They dug down until they came across one
They waited until the pumice blew off
They melted the 4 layers of pumice and other debris and picked the bodies out.
They filled the holes in the pumice with plaster and chipped away, making a plaster cast of the bodies
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Naples
Heraculaneum
Baie
Misenum
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Was very large with many rooms and floors.
Had massive windows and big kitchens
Had no windows and were no larger (generally) than one insulae
Didn't exist they lived in small huts
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Pompeii
Naples
Rome
Sicily
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It was a torture house
It was home to a secret cult
The house was completely empty
It was the Roman Emperor's holiday home
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The Vetti Brothers
The Vetti Family
The Vetti Cult
An old emperor
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Oscans
Romans
Samenites
Etruscans
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Pompeii Quiz
The lost city of Pompeii is one of the most prominent stories in the study of history, as it’s renowned for being cemented in place by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius...
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Last updated:
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Public And Private Buildings In Pompeii
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Questions:
18 |
Attempts:
507 |
Last updated:
Aug 26, 2023
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Can You Identify The Places In Pompeii?
Can you identify the places in Pompeii? Pompeii is a historical city that is said to have been destroyed after a volcanic explosion. Are you a major fan of history and think...
Questions:
19 |
Attempts:
358 |
Last updated:
Nov 16, 2023
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Pompeii Quiz
The lost city of Pompeii is one of the most prominent stories in the study of history, as it’s renowned for being cemented in place by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius...
Questions:
9 |
Attempts:
4047 |
Last updated:
Oct 20, 2024
|
Public And Private Buildings In Pompeii
This quiz will test your ability to recognise the main private and public buildings we have studied so far. It is important that you are able to recognise and name all of these...
Questions:
18 |
Attempts:
507 |
Last updated:
Aug 26, 2023
|
Can You Identify The Places In Pompeii?
Can you identify the places in Pompeii? Pompeii is a historical city that is said to have been destroyed after a volcanic explosion. Are you a major fan of history and think...
Questions:
19 |
Attempts:
358 |
Last updated:
Nov 16, 2023
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