HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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sheep, goats, and bees
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olives, pottery, and nuts
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grain, timber, and metal
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wheat, barley, and grapes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trade. Greece’s main exports were olive oil, wine, pottery, and metalwork. Imports included grains and pork from Sicily, Arabia, Egypt, Ancient Carthage, and the Bosporan Kingdom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first major trade partners were the cultures of southern Italy and Sicily, which are right next to Greece and had very close cultural and economic ties to several Greek city-states. From there, the Greeks expanded and started trading with the people in Egypt, Carthage, Ethiopia, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks traded what they could grow (mainly grapes for wine and olives) and what they could find (gold, silver, and other metals) to other civilizations in exchange for wheat, barley, and other staples.
Detailed explanation-4: -What products did the Greeks get in exchange? Olive oil, pottery, and wine from Greek mainland were traded. In exchange, the Greeks got grain, timber, and metal.