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Sec. 3 agriculture
Section 3 agricultural changes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did Hannibal's army live? | Off the land. |
| What did the Roman farmers do to the land? | They burnt it. |
| What happens when the land is ruined? | Farmers are unable to restore the land. |
| What did the patricians and rich business people do? | They bought farms, combined them and formed large estates. |
| What were slaves used as? | Estates. |
| What did the farmers do next? | They sold their land and moved to Rome. |
| What was Rome like when the famers arrived? | Crowded living conditions. |
| Why was there no jobs? | The businesses staffed by slaves. |
| What did farmers do for money? | They sold their votes to the politicians. |
| What does Rome demand from conquered people? | Taxes and slaves. |
| What does Rome do with the tax? | They sell tax contracts to the publicans and they collect taxes from the people. |
| What did the publicans allow? | To add 10% to the tax for their expenses. |
| What happens to Rome during the decline? | Farmers loose their land, unable to farm, merchants and artisans are poor because Romans buying goods from other territories. |
| What does the government officials care about? | Getting rich. |