Activity One - Watch

Thank you Mr. Raineau for these resources. 

We discover a lot of the past through archeology. The ways that we try to preserve what we find are crucial for helping to build a story of past civilisations. Everything from what they ate, how they dressed, how they lived can be taken from archeological rich areas. Pompeii gives us a unique lens into the past and over a third has still not been excavated. Collect a copy of the question grid to help you to structure your notes from the YouTube clip. 

1. Watch the YouTube clip in the 'Useful Resources' box and answer the questions on the grid. 

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Activity Two - Mapping Urban Spaces

As a geographer I think it is important to have an understanding of how the urban landscape is created or planned. It helps us to understand how we interacted or interact with that space which gives us information about how humans lived. 

• 1. Collect a blank copy of Pompeii.

  2. Mark onto your map the following:

     1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • Cardo maximus (North -South street) and decumanus maximus (East-West stree)

                    • Forum

                    • Amphitheatre 

                    • 2 differents temples

                    • Theatre 

                    • Residential areas

                    •  Baths

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Activity Three - Research and Annotate

We are now going to look a house in Pompeii to discover how people used to live. The layout of a house gives us knowledge of which rooms where important depending on their size, or whether cleanliness, heating or sanitation was a key component of living. 

1. Collect a copy of the house worksheet. 

2. Using the Latin words in the key:

   1. 1. 1. 1. • Translate each word.

               • Write a description of what the room was for in the boxes provided. 

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Quizlet - Rooms in a House 

2 places at once - A Pompeian House 

Pompeii Online - Houses of Pompeii 

Activity Four - A Typical Day in Pompeii

When Mount Vesuvius Erupted, the inhabitants of Pompeii were living their ordinary lives - although some signs had announced that some volcanic activity nearby. 

1. Using the useful resources below, summarise what was the day of a typical Roman citizen in Pompeii in August 79 AD. 

2. Select a character that you would like to write about and include in your illustrated book. Research what that character may have beed doing at the time of the eruption. Aim for 10 bullet points. 

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