Greek Trade in the Agora

Olives, Grapes, and Barley

Barley Porridge Ground it into flour to

make bread Olives

Olive oil was used for cooking oil or in oil for lamps

Grapes Wine 1 part wine and 2 parts

water Raisins

Blacksmiths

Used bronze and later iron ore to create items Swords Plows Axes Other tools

Woodworking

Beds Plows Door frames

Fisherman

Fresh catches were sold daily in the agora

Poor Greeks Small fish such as

anchovies Wealthy Greeks

Tuna, sea bass, and red mullet

Eel was an delicacy

Greek Marble Quarrying

Marble was dug up in a quarry

Here are the steps:1. Holes were drilled in the

rock in a straight line2. Wooden wedges were

then placed in the holes3. Wood was watered to

make it expand4. The expanding wood

broke the rock in a straight line

Image sources

Grapes http://www.flickr.co

m/photos/starrynight1/627508681/

Blacksmiths http://

www.flickr.com/photos/mecrip/5822632246/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Woodworking http://

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Greek Fisherman http://raymond-oe

ntomo.blogspot.com/