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Micky’s Museum of Ancient
Greece’s Food
The Greeks
prepared different
foods in different
ways
Different natural
resources were
available for the
Greeks to eat.
The
geography&
climate had
pro’s & con’s
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Hi! My name is Micky and
this is my museum about
the Ancient Greek’s food.
I hope you enjoy my
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Ancient
Greece’s
Food
The Greeks prepared different
foods in different ways.
Name
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Ancient
Greece’s
Food
Different Natural Resources were
available for the Greeks to eat.
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AncientName
Greece’s
Food
The geography & climate had
different pro’s & con’s for the
Greek’s foods.
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The soil in Ancient Greece
The soil in ancient Greece was not very good for growing
things, so people did not move there as fast as they did to Egypt
and Mesopotamia. Ancient Greeks did manage to grow food,
though, however it took harder work to take care of gardens
than it did in other areas nearby.
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The Greek’s had a very healthy diet
During the summer, the Greeks would eat fruits, vegetables,
and herbs that were either from the garden or transported from
nearby countries. In winter, they ate apples, chestnuts, lentils
and cheeses. There was no sugar, but honey could be bought
from the mountains. These could all be eaten raw or could be
cooked into another dish.
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Seafood was very popular
Seafood was a favorite in ancient Greece. Since Greece is a
peninsula, people could get it easily to eat and could use it for
trade. Greeks ate any edible seafood, but fish and eel were
most common. Seafood was boiled, fried, simmered, grilled,
and baked.
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Fire for was used for cooking
Stoves had not been invented yet, so all Greeks used a fire to
cook. If there was enough money, a family could buy a hearth
for their house. If not, they would cook over a regular fire.
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Olives in Ancient Greece
Olive trees were able to grow on their own in ancient Greece
without being farmed, although many Greek farmers did have
olives as one of their crops. The olives were used for olive oil,
could be eaten raw or in a dish, and was also fed to animals.
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Barley was used for bread
Bread was made out of barley, since it was easy to grow, and
was eaten with every meal. It was sometimes dunked in wine
for breakfast, and at lunch and dinner it was eaten with dried
fish, or some kind of fruit.
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Grapes were made into wine
Grapes were crushed to make wine. Wine was watered down
before it was drunk or had something dunked in it. It was
considered barbaric to drink wine that had not been watered
down.
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Mountains divided cities
Mountains divided cities in ancient Greece with lowlands in
between. It prevented some wars over who owned a city, but it
also made it hard to farm for food with the rocky soil.
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The ocean
Because most Greeks lived near the ocean, it was easy for
them to trade with other countries. This was convenient
because what the Greeks could not grow or make could be
traded for with fish.
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Ancient Greece had a hot climate
Ancient Greece had very hot, dry summers, and rain fell only in
winter. This restricted most crops to grapes and olives and
livestock to sheep, goats and possibly cows.
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