Food an Cooking in...Ancient Greece

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  1. 3. An ancient unit of measurement; an Ancient Olympics race
  2. 7. Ancient Greek men would gather here to drink wine and discuss important matters
  3. 10. A farm tool with a curved blade used for cutting crops
  4. 11. Liquid from olives, used for cooking, lighting clay lanterns and treating small wounds
  5. 14. Small raised metal grill with four short legs so that it could stand over a fire
  6. 16. Wine is made by crushing this fruit
  7. 18. Work animal that trampled barley to separate the grain from the stalks
  8. 20. Philosopher that called the olive tree "the tree that feeds the children"
  9. 24. Geese and chickens provided these, a good source of protein for poor Greeks
  10. 25. Made out of wild olive branches and awarded to Olympic winners
  11. 26. Other areas of the world set up by the Greeks, supplying foreign food back to them
  12. 28. Deipnon, the evening meal
  13. 31. A metal that is a mix of copper and tin, used to make cooking utensils and weapons
  14. 32. Type of oven made of clay with a small door used to bake bread and cakes and roast meat and fish
  15. 33. Akratisma,first meal of the day, bread dipped in wine and sometimes a few olives and figs
  16. 35. Drinking party for men only that often followed dinner
  17. 36. a broth that poor families ate, made with vegetables, beans and lentils
  18. 38. A central square where people met and shopped at the market stalls
  19. 39. One of the biggest ports in Greece, serving Athens
  20. 40. A system of wells, water tanks and channels that carried water to the fields
  21. 41. A long period of history
  22. 42. A dip made with yoghurt, garlic and oil
  23. 44. In Greek mythology, dead people's spirits travelled to this place beneath the Earth's surface
  24. 45. Goddess of hunting and wild animals
  25. 47. A semi solid sour food made from sheep or goats milk, used in dips
  26. 49. Ariston, the midday meal
  27. 50. This type of landscape with rocks made it difficult for ancient Greeks to grow large fields of crops
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  1. 1. Most powerful Greek god
  2. 2. Celebrations held to honour Greek gods
  3. 4. God of the sea
  4. 5. Tuna, sardines, mackerel which is served in grilled slices or preserved by sun drying,salting and pickling
  5. 6. Stories of imaginary characters and events
  6. 8. Farmers kept small herds of goats or sheep for this creamy liquid
  7. 9. A tree growing fruit that was used in cooking, cleaning and cosmetics
  8. 12. Round yellow seed used in hummus dip
  9. 13. Oregano, sage, thyme, marjoram and mustard are some if these used to add extra flavour
  10. 15. From the parsley family, used in soups and gathered from the wild along with fennel
  11. 17. A clay jar with two handles that held wine or oil
  12. 19. Main cereal crop that grew better in Greece than wheat
  13. 21. A type of cooking fire that was built in the courtyard of a house
  14. 22. A temple fortress at the top of high ground in a town
  15. 23. A meat on skewers meal
  16. 27. Waters along the coast of Greece that provided rich fishing grounds
  17. 29. Men ate separately from women and children in this dedicated room
  18. 30. To keep soil fertile, a field was unplanted one year and then planted the next year
  19. 34. An offer of food to honour a god
  20. 37. Goddess of farming, a women only festival called Thesmophoria was held in her honour
  21. 43. These times occurred a very long time ago
  22. 46. Food was mostly served in this deep round dish
  23. 48. Ancient Greeks used this as a sweetener; from bees