QUESTION 1 The Alps and the Apennines are the two mountain ranges covering Italy. In comparing this with Greece, O the similar conditions in both regions led to a similar foundation of Roman city-states in Italy. the portion of arable land is much larger in Italy than in Greece, and so early Roman civilization was a farmer society. as in Greece, there was not enough land to sustain a growing population, resulting in the Romans to become a seafaring nation like the Greeks. the climate was even harsher than in Greece, and in search of better living conditions, the early Romans started colonizing the Mediterranean.