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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 too much 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..
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