Part 3: Fill in the Blank (An Oil for Life)

1. 1. The first _______ people to use olive oil for food, money, and war lived thousands of years ago.

2. 2. Farmers _______ olives by hand or with machines when they are ready.

3. 3. The _______ of making olive oil includes crushing olives and separating the oil from water.

4. 4. Olive oil was used as a form of ________ in the past to treat wounds.

5. 5. People began growing olives around the Mediterranean during early ____________, about 6,000 years ago.