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Event What Happened?

Roman empire (Wiley Plus, 2010) The Romans depended on water to survive by drinking, growing

crops, and watering animals. Through their knowledge, they found

aquifers of water and made aqueducts, also known as foggara, to

transport water over long distances to get water were it was

needed. Since living in the desert was dry and water was scarce,

due to the significant lack of rain, this was an option of

survival. Around 500 AD their technology failed them and the

supply of ground water ran out. Thus, the Roman Empire, despite

everything else that was happening became a ghost town (Wiley

Plus, 2010).

Maya Empire The first...