Farming 🌾
This crop was used to make oil for cooking and trading.
What are olives?
"They grew olives."
"Olives were made into olive oil."
These two items were the most traded by the Greeks.
What are olive oil and wine?
"Greece's main exports were olive oil, wine, pottery, and metalwork."
The agora was the main ____ in the city.
What is marketplace?
"The agora was the main marketplace in Ancient Greek cities."
Greeks used these to travel and trade over water.
What are ships?
Greeks were among the first to use these in trade.
What are coins?
"The Greeks were some of the first people to use coins for buying and selling."
Greek farmers grew this fruit to make wine.
What are grapes?
"Grapes were made into wine"
The Greeks traded pottery and got this grain in return.
What is wheat (or grain)?
"They also traded cloth, tools, weapons, and grain for bread. "
People went to the agora to buy, sell, and ____.
What is talk or meet?
" It was also a place where people talked, shared ideas, and even discussed politics. "
This sea was used by the Greeks for trading.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
"The Greeks used ships to trade with other countries like Egypt, Carthage, and places around the Mediterranean Sea."
Greek coins were made of this shiny metal.
What is silver or gold?
"Greek coins were made of silver, gold, and bronze and had pictures of gods, animals, or symbols."
The land in Greece was mostly _____
What is Rocky?
"The land was rocky"
This natural resource was needed from other countries to build ships.
What is wood?
This group of people often sold extra farm goods in the agora.
Who are farmers?
"Farmers sold crops, and craftsmen sold things they made."
Name one place the Greeks traded with.
What is Egypt, Carthage, or the Arabian Peninsula?
"The Greeks used ships to trade with other countries like Egypt, Carthage, and places around the Mediterranean Sea."
Coins had pictures of these important figures or symbols.
What are gods or animals?
"Greek coins were made of silver, gold, and bronze and had pictures of gods, animals, or symbols."
These animals were raised for milk, meat, and wool.
What are sheep and goats?
" Farmers used terraces on hills to grow crops and raised animals like goats, sheep, and chickens."
"Farmers traded extra food and products in the agora, the city market. "
" In return, they got things like grain, wood, and metals."
Greek goods were sold in this place.
What is the agora?
The agora was also used for sharing ____.
What are ideas?
"It was also a place where people talked, shared ideas, and even discussed politics."
Trading over water helped bring these back to Greece.
What are goods or supplies?
"They traded things like olive oil, wine, and pottery, and got back items like grain, wood, and metals."
Coins made it easier and more ____ to trade.
What is fair or organized?
"Coins made trading easier because they had set values."
Farmers used these steps on hills to grow crops.
What are terraces?
"The land was rocky, so farming was hard. Farmers used terraces on hills to grow crops"
Trading helped spread Greek ____ to other places.
What is culture?
"Trading helped Greece grow and spread their culture."
The agora helped the economy by letting people do this.
What is trade?
"The agora was the main marketplace in Ancient Greek cities. People went there to buy and sell goods like food, clothes, pottery, and tools. Farmers sold crops, and craftsmen sold things they made."
Sea trade helped spread Greek ____ to other lands.
What is culture or ideas?
"Sea trade helped the Greek economy grow and helped spread Greek ideas and culture to other places."
The use of coins helped grow this in Ancient Greece.
What is the economy?
"Each city made its own coins. Coins helped trade grow between cities and other countries."