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Splash! A Short History of Bathing

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1
Why did the author write this book?
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
2
How did the Romans fill the public pools?
They waited for a rain storm
Strigils were built
Aqueducts were built
Slaves carried in water buckets
3
What is the genre of this book?
Informative Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Biography
Science Fiction
4
What ancient civilizations enjoyed bathing
China, Japan, Korea
England, Ireland, Scotland
Rome, Greece, Egypt
Rome & Greece
5
How old is the oldest bathtub in the world?
40 years old
400 years old
4000 years old
6000 years old
6
What is the message of this book?
Only ancient civilizations were clean
Different times and places had different ideas about bathing
Throughout the ages people haven't bathed & they were smelly
Europeans were very smelly and always sick
7
Why did people start bathing again?
They were tired of being smelly
People enjoyed using soap
Water pipes were put into everyone's house
Scientists discovered germs cause diseases
8
Why did Europeans stop bathing?
Europeans liked smelling like arm pits
Europe ran out of water and soap
Diseases were spread in the public baths
A plague spread across Europe
9
What is an archeologist
Scientist
Doctor
Historian
Teacher
10
Why are timelines used in the book?
To see how many pages you have left to read
They help you know what time period you are reading about
They serve no use.
To make the pages look pretty