becausae that is all that they knew how to grow lol
grain
the major exports are olive oil, petroleum products, and manufacutred goods. at least that's what I hear. some imports are ivory, grain, timber, and metal. but that's like, from a long time ago.
According to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, grain was imported from the Fertile Crescent into Greece, where it sparked a civilization revolution. However, grain can be grown almost everywhere in Greece, provided with soil and nutrients.
They traded around the Mediterranean with the various peoples there, and especially the Black Sea for the grain and metals they needed.
Yes, barley is considered an ancient grain.
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I believe from Egypt and Near East
From the colonies they established in Italy, Sicily and Asia Minor.
Greece is basically a country of mountains and forests, certainly in the times of ancient Athens. There was simply not enough arable soil around Athens to feed its many citizens.
The impotant crops are grain, olives, and grapes.
yes, olive oil, and wine were one of their main exports........................................
the major exports are olive oil, petroleum products, and manufacutred goods. at least that's what I hear. some imports are ivory, grain, timber, and metal. but that's like, from a long time ago.
Their countryside was rugged and poor, their population expanding, and they needed to import grain and metals.
According to Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel, grain was imported from the Fertile Crescent into Greece, where it sparked a civilization revolution. However, grain can be grown almost everywhere in Greece, provided with soil and nutrients.
timber ivory grain metal these are what come to mind hope this helps :)
I would assume the farmers of ancient Greece. Demeter was the goddess of crops, grain in particular.