Farming Practices
This percentage of Greek land was suitable for farming.
What is 20%?
quote ""Only one-fifth of Greece had farmable land, so there was a lot of pressure to use that land for farming." "
The four most popular crops in ancient Greece.
Answer: What are wheat, barley, olives, and grapevines?
These animals were raised for their milk, wool, and leather.
Answer: What are sheep and goats?
This Athenian port became a major trading center in the Mediterranean.
Answer: What is Piraeus?
Government officials inspected this in food markets.
Answer: What is the quality of food?
These tools were used by ancient Greeks to plow the soil.
What are wooden or iron-tipped plows and hoes?
The type of bread substitute made from barley.
Answer: What are barley cakes?
The maximum number of animals typically kept in a household herd.
Answer: What is 50?
Greek merchant ships commonly traded these three items.
Answer: What are wine, olives, and olive oil?
The government intervened to ensure fair prices for this staple crop.
Answer: What is grain?
The process of separating grain from its chaff.
Answer: What is winnowing?
This fruit was harvested in the autumn and pressed into oil.
Answer: What are olives?
These animals were used to transport people and goods.
Answer: What are horses, mules, and donkeys?
This modern-day country was a major trading partner for Greek goods.
Answer: What is Egypt?
This was a common tax placed on traded goods.
Answer: What are port taxes?
This method helped keep soil fresh and prevented pest infestations.
Answer: What is crop rotation?
Grapes were turned into this beverage in September.
Answer: What is wine?
Animals were often fed leftovers from these two crops.
Answer: What are grapes and olives?
Greek city-states that were major trade hubs.
Answer: What are Athens, Delos, and Rhodes?
Imported grain often came from this region.
Answer: What is Egypt?
Farmers dug these around trees to hold rainwater.
Answer: What are trenches?
Ancient Greeks grew these three types of nuts.
Answer: What are almonds, walnuts, and figs?
Name two products derived from cattle.
Answer: What are milk and leather?
A common reason Greek farmers traded their surplus.
to obtain goods they couldn’t produce, like cheese or fish?
The government imposed taxes on these two types of goods.
Answer: What are imported and exported goods?