1. How did enslaved people cope with the routine repression and degradation of life on the plantation? 2. Why do you think the slave codes were so strict?

3. How would you characterize slave culture in the US South?

4. From what influences did the culture of enslaved men and women in the South draw upon?

5. Do you think this culture was a source of hope or relief for enslaved people?

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.