Monday, Sept. 10th

[3rd Shena]

• little soil and farmland
• 20% of land
• barely, grapes, and olives
  • grapes- Bronze Age, grow well in rocky soil
• grain crops were planted in October and harvested in April or May
• barely-main cereal crop
• • diet-based on cereals
    • barely, durum wheat, millet, common wheat
  • home to many Olive Trees
    • provided olive oil
    • 20 yrs to provide fruit
    • every other year
  • Augmented by vegetable gardens and orchards
    • augmented - to make larger; enlarge in size