HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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These animals eat only grass.
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They can graze on mountains and hill sides.
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Their milk is very sweet.
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Greeks didn’t like hamburger.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The steep mountains of the Greek geography also affected the crops and animals that farmers raised in the region. They raised goats and sheep because these animals were able to move on mountains. They planted olive trees and grape vines that could grow on a hill.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Greeks also raised animals for food. They had chickens, pigs, goats, and cows. They usually only kept enough animals to feed their own families. They raised livestock for meat, eggs, milk, cheese, and wool.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fish and birds were served as food. Species such as donkeys and horses served as work animals. The military used elephants. It was common to keep animals such as parrots, cats, or dogs as pets.
Detailed explanation-4: -The mountains, which served as natural barriers and boundaries, dictated the political character of Greece. From early times the Greeks lived in independent communities isolated from one another by the landscape.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Greeks had to raise crops and animals suited to the hilly environment and the climate of hot, dry summers and wet winters. Their crops were wheat, barley, olives and grapes. Herds of sheep, goats, and cattle grazed on the shrubs on the many hills and mountains.