The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 6
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World History [1]
CHAPTER 6 An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China, 753?b.c.e.?330 c.e. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Rome?s Creation of a Mediterranean Empire, 753 b.c.e.?330 c.e. A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Geography and Resources 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Italy and Sicily are at a crossroads of the Mediterranean and serve as a link between Africa and Europe. Rome is at a crossroads of the Italian peninsula. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Italy?s natural resources included navigable rivers, forests, iron, a mild climate, and enough arable land to support a large population of farmers whose surplus product and labor could be exploited by the Roman state. B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . A Republic of Farmers, 753?31 b.c.e.