Rome

__Physical Features and Climate__ The climate was very mild and the rain fall came throughout the year. The winters were not very harsh and never dropped below zero. The area that they occupied had hard terrain. This is in the form of mountains, marshes, extensive riverways, and the travel in the vast ocean.

__Use of the Environment__ Farmimg and trade dominated Roman. Romans did use alimited from of 2 tier crop rotation, Rome was minimg provided the stones for the enormous building projects and metals for tools and weapons that conpons that conqu ered the wesyern world.

__Government__ Many and the few were fought out at electon time, when the world`s first clearly identifiable political parties appeared.

__Scientific and Technological Advances__ The roman`s had many aduances that were concidered to be very advanced for their time. Their mining skills certain stones for building, precies metals {gold\siver}. The buildings and the use of the ark had aloud them to build wider and taller even some other metalthat weremiaed, gave them stronger and mare accurate weapons. They were the frist to use and form of concete in building. They nade roads that were kilomtre long for the advance trade rouad are still use to this day. The rich had runuing water that was trenchedand redrected. They had pudic bath houses.

__Links__ __[|http://www.lonelyplanet.com]__ __[]__ [] [] __Food__ The rich Romans were the only ones to buy better foods.The romans were not big meat eaters so the meals were normaly bread,cheese,dates, honey,if lucky a bit of meat,vegetables,herbs and others.They drank alot of wine.Not many homes used ovens because they did not really need them. A different lifestyle also meant that the eating habits of the ancient romans were different to ours today. Breakfast (the Romans called this jentaculun) was