Crops That Were Grown Included:
- Grain (mainly wheat)
- olives
- grapes
- peaches
- cherries
- plums
- walnuts
- herbs (rosemary, garlic)
- onions
- apricots
- cabbage
Animals They Had Included:
- oxen (to pull machinery)
- cows, goats (for milk)
- bees (for honey)
- wolves
- sheep
- pigs, ram or sheep, and bulls (sacrificed for god Mars)
- lions ( Julius Caesar)
- horses, elephants (used for events)
- cats
Tools They Used Included:
- hoes
- rakes
- sickles
- spades
- aqueducts
- waterwheels
- mills
- dams
- reservoirs
- plows pulled by ox
- machine- called vallus
- tribulum
- turf cutter
Two Things They Did for The Gods:
- Put bread in middle of field for gods to eat
- Had blood sacrifices, using animals
Things They Traded:
- Cereals
- Wine
- Olive oil
- Spices
- Fish
- Meat
- Salt
- Beer
- Leather
- Hides
Other Information:
- slaves worked the farms
- Fertile soil because rains 30in every year
- Get water from the Tiber River
- Have hard times during winter cause destroys crops
- 90% of romans believed farming was only way to live
- #1 thing in rome= farming
- Plant in spring harvest in fall
- Had to rely on seas for fish and trade
CITATIONS:
- http://historylink101.com/2/Rome/roman-farming.htm
- http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub369/item2049.html
- http://zeromanempire.weebly.com/agriculture.html
- http://primaryfacts.com/3586/roman-agriculture-facts-about-roman-farms/
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/gods.htm
- http://www.ancient.eu/article/638/
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- https://prezi.com/gp23bka2eolw/ancient-rome-climate/
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- https://prezi.com/txtdytnfnfez/ancient-rome/
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