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

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

2. 2. Farmers (a)   olives by hand or with machines when they are ready.

3. 3. The (a)   of making olive oil includes crushing olives and separating the oil from water.

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

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