1. Roman Culture
The Answers for Part E

2. The year AD 79 saw the eruption of _________________, which destroyed the city of Pompeii.
Vesuvius

4. Latin belongs to and is the mother of the _________________ language family.
Romance
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Italian
Romanian

5. Ink in the ancient world might be made from natural dyes, octopus ink, or _________________.
Soot

6. Our new family is staying near a Roman resort town called _________________.
Baiae

7. Latin lacks words for a, an, and the, which in English are known as _________________.  
articles

8. Writing tablets were coated with a layer of _________________ so that they might be used again and again.
wax

9. English belongs to the _________________ language family.
Germanic
As much as 60% of English vocabulary comes from Latin!

10. Latin books consisted primarily of a rolled-up paper that was made from reeds and was called _________________.
papyrus

11. The Normans brought their _________________ language with them when they conquered England in 1066 and introduced many Latin-derived words into English.
French

12. Naples and Pompeii lie in which territory?
Campania