1. Story Number Four
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2. Name of Story: Pompeii: The City That Slept for 1,500 Years
airtight
1,500 years of sleep
seaside resort
poisonous gases
A. D. 79
preserved
petrified remains
Italy
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Name of Story: Pompeii: The City That Slept for 1,500 Years

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2,000 years
Mt. St. Helens
Naples, Italy
7 days
snow
burning ashes
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Ocean
Navy
5 days
20,000 dead
no oxygen
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4. Defining Words from the Story
excavating
An engineer obtained permission to begin excavating the buried city..
digging out

5. Defining Words from the Story
hermetically
The volcanic paste formed a hermetically sealed layer, shutting off oxygen and preventing decay.
airtight

6. Defining Words from the Story
petrified
Stone like loaves of petrified bread were in the ovens.
turned to stone

7. Defining Words from the Story
erect
The Roman soldier was fully armed and standing erect.
straight up

8. Defining Words from the Story
niche
The soldier was found at a guard post in a niche in the city wall.
hollowed-out area
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10. Important Details T = true; F = false; N = not mentioned
The first person to discover Pompeii knew it was there.
There were many famous sculptures in Pompeii.
Mt. Vesuvius was a quiet volcano for many years .
There are over 1,000 preserved bodies for viewing in museums.

11. Finding the Main Idea M= main idea; B = too broad; N = too narrow
A volcanic eruption can preserve an ancient city.
Mt. Vesuvius erupted, killing thousands of citizens from Pompeii.
A volcanic eruption destroyed Pompeii, but also preserved it.

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