Pompeii…Buried Alive!

Vocabulary Chapter 1

bakers

• a person who bakes breads and cakes

bathhouse

• A place where people bathe and socialize

blast

• An explosion or loud noise

bring

• To carry or move something

buildings

• A place that has four walls and a roof

carts

• A wagon that is pulled by an animal or pushed by a person

children

• Young boys and girls

dangerous

• Something that can hurt you

destroy

• To completely damage or ruin something

farmers

• A person who works on a farm

fisherman

• A person who catches fish

gas

• A state of matter that is not solid or liquid; steam, cloud

happen

• Something that takes place or occurs

house

• A building where people live

lawmakers

• A group of people who make the rules for a town

meeting

• An area in a town where people gather to talk

melt

• When heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

mixture

• 2 or more things combined together

mountain

• A high area of land with steep sides

peddlers

• People who sell things

people

• More than one person

place

• An area used for a specific reason

potters

• A person who makes pots from clay

pray

• To talk and listen to God

shepherds

• People who take care of sheep

slave

• A person who is owned by someone and is forced to work without pay

streets

• A flat place where people can walk

terrible

• Very bad; awful

town

• A small city where people live

visitors

• People who come to see a town, but don’t live there

volcano

• A mountain filled with melted rock and gases

weavers

• A person who weaves thread into cloth