Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
The Early History of Salt
Introduction
- Salt is essential for human 1
Ancient Rome
- The word 2 comes from the Latin word’s solarium argetum, which was used to describe the payment to Roman soldiers.
Ancient Sweden
- Animals were kept in the local 3 at the right time of year.
- Fresh meat was only available in 4
- Salt has been used widely: we can tell from the diet of the 5 in Sweden.
- 6 Consumption increased rapidly because the food was much too salty.
Salt source
- People mainly extract salt from oceans and 7 in the basins.
- Salt from spring water is more 8 and purer compared to that from sea water
Salt distribution
- In ancient Sweden
– Locals needed to protect the 9 by which they imported salt.
- In other ancient countries
– People carrying salt around were seen as a natural means of 10
