WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Farming was important in providing which main crop for Greek citizens?
A
Corn
B
Figs
C
Olives
D
Grain
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common food products in Greece were wheat, barley, olives and grapevines. Greeks didn’t make much bread from wheat, but they did make baked goods called barley cakes. They also made gruel, a sort of cereal made from barley.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farming was an important thing for Ancient Greek trading and farmers would trade crops to other lands. Farmers would dig, use iron-tipped ploughs, hoes and sickles to harvest their crops. Most farmers had horses and donkeys, but these were used as transportation more than farming.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most farms are open-air and have cultivations of wheat, cotton, tobacco, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries or grapes. These are the most popular farm products of Greece, along with farms of fruit trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stable grain silos, wooden or brick were built in a special space inside the house, and their size was determined by the production and the available space. Grain storage spaces are called silos, which probably comes from the Ancient Greek siros, meaning a vessel or pit for storing grain.

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