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Title: Ancient Science and Technology
Description: Test 1
Total Flash Cards: 6
Created: 02/17/2008 17:35:55
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Subsistence first! wanted to make sure farmers did not just produce grain but cash crops: olives, grapes, and other fruit. Said farms needed to be spread out to account for droughts When it was dry, they brought the animals up tot eh mountains: transhumance The shephards were basically slaves to the owners of the animals Even at the height of Roman agriculture, there were sill food shortages b/c of the difficulty of importing. |
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Started the first public Library at Rome Influenced the transgression from subsistence farming to Specialization He encouraged an increased acre size Encouraged raising exotic foods: dove, peacock; in Pompei Described aviaries: cage or glass? Described all kinds of seafood Villa urbana |
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Encouraged raising thoroughbred horses for hunting and racing The Roman cavalry wanted very strong horses: the Frisian from Britain were a large build. Villa rustica; plan of Boscoreale |
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where the slaves lived When owner visited, there was special tableware for him. |
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where owner lived pleasant country living Wealthy Roman senators had plenty of these scattered along the Mediterranean coast. |
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