6.   read this quotation:   ". . he said that unless a young maiden were given him today he would break down the walls and destroy the city. the people cried to my father to save them, but he could do nothing. i am going to give myself to the dragon."  which character says these words?   a. mulan   b. the princess in "the last of the dragons"   c. the maiden in "robin hood and allin-a-dale"   d. the princess in "st. george and the dragon"

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

answer; i believe the correct answer is (crops);