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Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where there was no salt near, it was brought from great distances. Thus, salt became one of the most important articles of early trade. Records show that in areas of scarcity, salt was traded ounce for ounce for gold. Rome’s major highway was called the Via Salaria, that is, the Salt Road. Along that road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium ordem salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying “worth their salt,”which means to be valuable, derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. The caravan trade of the Sahara was also primarily an exchange of goods for salt. Among ancient peoples there, to eat salt with another person was an act of friendship. Slaves were often purchased with salt. Salt was so important in the Middle Ages that governments retained salt trade as a monopoly, or levied taxes on its purchase. By then, people’s social rank was demonstrated by where they salt at the table, above or below the salt.
Even today, in some remote regions of the world, salt is a luxury item. In fact, in a few isolated areas of Southeast Asia and Africa, cakes made of salt are still used for money.


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1- What does the passage mainly discuss? a) The old saying “worth their salt”; b) The Roman Empire; c) Salt; d) Ancient trade.

2- What was the rate of exchange for salt and gold in areas where salt was a scarce commodity? a) One to one; b) One to two; c) One to ten; d) One to sixteen.

3- According to the passage, where were salt flats located? a) Rome; b) Tiber; c) Ostia; d) Salaria.

4- O que significa a palavra em latim “salarium”? a) Salt; b) Salary; c) Soldiers; d) The Salt Road.

5- If a man is “worth his salt,” he is a) a soldier; b) a thirsty person; c) a valuable employee; d) a highly paid worked.
A palavra “retained “ poderia ser

6 -substituída corretamente por: a) reserved; b) transferred; c) denied; d) designated.

7- Who enjoyed a monopoly on the sale of salt? a) Soldados do Empério Romano; b) Comerciantes em Sahara; c) Governadores da Idade Média; d) Pessoas da alta sociedade.

8- A palavra “then” na linha 11 faz referência a: a) ancient times; b) the Roman Empire; c) the Middle Ages; d) early modern times.

9- A palavra “ remote” na linha 13, significa: a) distant; b) prosperous; c) traditional; d) irresistible.
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