Impact of Geography - BIG STONES

This civilization was settled on seven hills, the primary being the Palatine.

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Had an economy based on agriculture due to its river valley, but became most wealthy from trade of exports of grain and gold.

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Unpredictable flooding of its river(s) inspired the need for protective irrigation techniques.

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The flooding of this civilization's river(s) was so predictable they based their seasons and calendar system on what the river did.

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Mountainous rugged terrain made communication difficult, so cities developed as independent states

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The longest river in the world flows north from highlands in the center of the continent and provided all life in the desert for this civilization.

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Flooding rivers left behind nutrient rich silt on the floodplain that made this civilization a prime producer of surplus grain crops.

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This civilization's prime geographic feature was the Aegean Sea which connected all of the civilization's people.

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Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines settled on the peninsula of the central Mediterranean where this civilization began.

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Though the water was non-potable, the Tiber River connected this civilization to the Mediterranean for travel and trade.

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