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