<u>Answer:</u>
"The poor depended on grains to survive while the wealthy enjoyed game and other exotic dishes" is the best comparison for the food available to the poor versus that which the wealthy enjoyed.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The difference of food consumed by rich and poor depends upon the specific countries but two assumptions are common among all nations that rich consume their food in more pieces and in more fancy manner than poor. Here if we discuss Romans than following could be understood:
- On an average the Rich Romans ate three meals, first meal/breakfast was called the "ientaculum". It was usually eaten around dawn, involve bread and perhaps some fruit.
- The lunch meal was called the "prandium" it was a very small meal, consumed at about 11 AM.
- The "cena" was the major meal of the day it was consumed in the afternoon.
- A porridge name, "puls," was the staple food of the poor. Puls was made by combining ground wheat and water. They might sometimes get some vegetables or fruits to consume with their pulses. Meat was consumed very rarely by them.
Southers were farmers, therefore more used to being outside and firing guns, unlike the (mainly business men and store owners) North.
They were fighting on their home so they knew the lands better.
There were eleven states in the Confederacy with excellent military leadership.
They were defensive and believed in their cause.
