Some agricultural societies include the Persian Empires, Roman Empires, Maurya and Gupta Empires. Although these societies still use agriculture in their everyday lives, they have developed other complex social and economic systems. The Persian Empire grew many things such as barley, lentils, beans, figs, grapes, sesame seeds, flax, herded livestock, and wine. They traded many of these crops for some type of currency, or a crop that they were unable to produce in their area that they were in need of. The Persians also used agriculture to divide up state lands. This was their first type of economic and social system, but many more types came after that, along with upgrades that made it easier to farm. To make it easier for agriculture, they built an irrigation system to help water their crops. They also invented the wind-power machine to help propel …show more content…
They had mild climate, and used the fertile soil of The Po and Tiber River Valleys to make a lot of food to feed its population and trade. Rome’s population grew, so they started trading with other countries from around the world instead of locally. They traded with Spain, France, the Middle East, and North Africa. Their main trades were grapes, oil, and grain in exchange for wine, olive oil, copper, and gold. The Romans took great pride in their extensive water distribution and sewage networks. They built aqueducts, invented cement, and invented elements of surgery. All of these inventions are something we see and use today. The Roman Empire expanded their military protection over an increasingly large area to keep their systems and society as protected as possible from other empires. The Roman military was extremely important to them, as it is to us Americans today. The Romans black smithed to make hammers, anvils, axes, picks, scythes, adze, and spokeshave which helped with farming, trading, and weapons on the