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Travel and communication (methods of transport (ship (sailing season march…
Travel and communication
How it was made
line laid by surveyors
used a device called a gromar
a gromar has string with weights to line up the points
impassable landscape make the surveyors take sharp diversions
components of roads
surface layer: usually curved to provide effective drainage
drainage ditch: collects water and other things that fall off road
footing: big slabs to act as a base
hardcore: little rocks that also act as a base
methods of transport
light carriage with two horses
enclosed coach
by foot
ship
sailing season march-november
wagon
purpose
originally made for soldiers
for government officials who were supplied with horses along the way
used by government to send messages
sea transport
most popular
animal gets sacrificed before and after the ship
pirates, storms and shipwrecks were dangerous
cant leave port on unlucky days