Reading Selections - Stage 7, 8, 9
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| ______ and __________ were closed when there was a play playing in the theater | stores and businesses
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| Plays were not performen every day in Pompeii byt only at _________. | Festivals
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| There was ____ admission in the theater. | Free
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| People left _____ in the _________ to go to the theater. | Early in the morning
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| Did slaves go to the theater? | Yes
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| Officials had ________ _____ at the front of the theater. (The best for the most important people) | Reserved Seats
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| The Open Air theater could seat over _____ people. | 5000
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| Orchestra | Horseshoe-shape and provided seating for important officials
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| What was behind the stage of the theater? What was it called? | Building that was called;scaena frons
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| All expenses of the theater were paid by a _______ ______. Why? What were paid for? | Wealthy citizen- To gain political popularity which would be useful in elections-Actors, scenerary, producer, costumes
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| The performances at the theater were a ______ __ _____ | Series of plays
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| The plays at the theater were ___ ___. | All day
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| At the thearer, A _____ ______ ______ was suspended over the people to give shade. | Large canvas awning
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| Between plays at the theater, _______ _____ would be sprinkled by attendants. | Scented water
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| At the theater, the orchastra would consist of what instruments? | Lyre, double pipes, trumpet, castanets
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| What is the most popular type of play at the theater? What does it consist of? | Pantomome-Mixture of opera and ballet
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| Certain plays that were played at the theater were _____ myths. | Greek
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| Who were the actors? Were they dispised or admired? | Slaves or freedmen-admired
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| There were _____ one-act plays after longer plays in the theater. | Short
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| The town of Pompeii was built on what? | Low hill of volcanic rock
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| Pompeii covered ___ acres. | 163 acres
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| Pompeii was sorounded by a ____. | Wall
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| Pompeii was colse to the mouth of a _____ _____. | Small river
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| Pompeii is one of many _____. | Towns
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| Pompeii is near the ______. | Harbor
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| _ ____ _______ cross the center of Pompeii | Two main roads
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| Streets in Pompeii were constructed of what? | Volcanic Stone
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| Streets ran in ________ lines to form ______. | Paralell blocks
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| There were many _____ on the main streets in Pompeii | shops
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| Where was the main shoping area? | In the forum
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| Many _________ _____ of people lived in Pompeii. What are some nationalities? | Different kinds of people-Roman, greek, african, jews, syrians, spianards
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| Pompeii was not that _____ and to travel by ___ was conveinent. | Large, sea
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| There was a huge __________ and ________ life in Pompeii | Commercial and cultural
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| Tombs were placed by the ____ of the _____ just outside _____. | Side of the roads, towns
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| Some toombs were _____, others ______. | Grand, simple
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| What was inside a toomb? | Chest or vase containing ashes, sometimes recesses on the walls
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| _________ was the normal way of disposing the dead. | Cremation
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| They would build ceremonies along ____ _____. | Busy roads
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| Beieved that if the dead were not properly treated, their _____ would _____ the living and maybe do ____. | Ghost,haunt,hurt
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| The dead would continue the __________ of life and therefore needed what? | Activities-the things they would need.If woman, jewlery
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| The dead that their __________ bueried with them. | Posessions
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| ____ was also offered because ghosts were thougut to be...what? | Food-hungry and thirsty
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| What was the favored drink of the dead? | Wine
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| At funerals, _______ were sacrificed. | Animals
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| Toombs were often _________. | Decorated
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| A _______ was held after a funeral or anniverary of the death, sometimes in a room attached to the _____ itself. | Banquet, toomb
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| How many festivals of the dead were celebrated each year? What was the purpose? | 2- To remember, get rid of unwanted ghosts
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| _____ myths also were remembered about the after life. | Greek
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| Only a few people did not believe in the customes of the dead,who were called__________. | Epicurueans
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