Poor Quality Agriculture In Ancient Greece

The Athenian economy, as well as numerous other Greek cultures, relied heavily on a system of agriculture that aided in the survival of their civilization. However, Athens had rather nutritionless soil that made growing crops and maintaining a surplus quite difficult. A couple factors, including poor soil quality, small amounts of land, and an unpredictable climate all attributed to poor quality agriculture in Athens. A large problem agricultural successes faced was the climate. Areas of the Mediterranean had very dry summers and mild winters with very inconsistent rainfall. Rain had often been very unpredictable and led to crop failure due to its irregularity. Consequently, wheat crops were likely to fail once every four or five years just