Ancient Greek Water Sources
Ancient Greeks used many different sources of water. Some islands had springs of freshwater, rivers, and streams. They also used tools to collect the water. Like cisterns and troughs. Cisterns were created from clay and stone, and they were used to collect and store rainwater. Another common way to collect rainwater was to build big water troughs, usually at the roofs of buildings or high places. These are just a few sources and tools, but there were many more.
Ancient Greek Agriculture
Agriculture was a big part of Ancient Greece. Back then, farming was tough because of poor amounts of decent soil and cropland. It's estimated that only twenty percent of the land was usable for growing crops. The main crops that were grown were barley, grapes, and olives. Grain crops, like barley, were planted in October and picked in April or May, olives were harvested from November to February, and grapes were normally picked in September. Barley was the main cereal crop for the ancient Greek farmers. They also made the barley into porridge or grounded it into flour to make bread. Olives were used for cooking oil or oil lamps. Grapes were primarily used for wine production, although they could be eaten or dried into raisins.
