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an ounce of salt was traded with what? - correct answer ounce of gold
salt had _______ and ______ significance by producing trading partnerships
and armed combat - correct answer economic, military
what was the earliest documented tax? - correct answer china's emperor
levied tax on salt
why were 10,000 people arrested in england in 1785? - correct answer
smuggling salt
________ soldiers were given allowance to buy salt and called it their "salt
money" - correct answer roman
what is the origin of salary? - correct answer salt money
salt had a dual purpose, it was a food preserver as well as _____, which is
why roman soldiers spread salt on enemy fields to make the soil barren -
correct answer corrosive
this place in the united states was important saltworks for the confederacy
during the civil war, and two battles were held here - correct answer saltville,
virginia
who produces 40% of the worlds salt? - correct answer america and china
,what is the erie canal known as? - correct answer the ditch that salt built
who would intercept salt shipments during the american revolutionary war in
order to prevent the preservation of food? - correct answer british soldiers
during the war of 1812, soldiers were paid with a ______ - correct answer salt
brine
thousands of napoleons troops died while retreating from moscow due to the
______ - correct answer lack of salt to heal wounds
what is the first written salt reference? - correct answer book of job
how many references to salt in the bible? - correct answer 30
salt is very significant in this culture. Temple offerings included salt, and bread
and herbs were dipped in salt on the sabbath to symbolize sacrifices - correct
answer jewish
salt is used in making holy water for the _______ - correct answer roman
catholic church
in this religion, salt repels evil spirits. it is a custom to throw spilled salt over
your shoulder - correct answer buddhist
in this religion salt is seen as purification. sumo wrestlers throw salt into the
ring before fights to ward off bad spirits - correct answer shinto
, who was buried sitting up in a bed of salt? - correct answer 13th dalai lama
homer called salt ________ - correct answer divine
in roman mythology, who is the goddess of health? - correct answer salus
_______ put salt on the lips of ______ to protect from danger - correct answer
romans, newborns
what is a european custom regarding salt? - correct answer throw salt into
coffin before burial
spilling salt became synonymous with ______ - correct answer bad luck
in greece, salt was apart of the ____ - correct answer slave trade
"take it with a grain of salt" implies ______ because things are easier to
swallow with salt on them - correct answer skepticism
ancient greeks and romans used salt during _____. if salt fell from the head of
a person it was bad luck - correct answer sacrifices
what is "salt city"? - correct answer salzburg, austria
who developed salt that was free flowing and began in chicago? - correct
answer morton salt company