Which of the following best describes cuneiform, the writing system used by the mesopotamians?
a.
it used pictographs to express ideas.
b.
it was only used in religious texts.
c.
it is the first known use of an alphabet.
d.
it is the basis of most modern writing systems.

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.

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