3. What is friction? Give an example of friction from your own life.

Friction is the resistance to motion of one object moving relative to another.

Example: Riding a skateboard, making a fire with 2 sticks, and creating electricity through rubbing your feet against a carpet.

Explanation:

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