The story of salt
What is the genre of the story?
expository text
What is the genre?
expository
What is the genre?
Narrative nonfiction
Is Taiwan populous compared to the whole world?
No
Salt is a compound of :
sodium(Na+) chlorine(Cl-)
How did the word "Perfume" come from?
Latin words per and fumum
When did the fire happen?
1666
What does it mean to be dominant?
To be the boss, Ruler, and most powerful.
what are four most common ways to find salt in nature?
dry salt beds, in the oceans, in underground springs, and in rocks under the earth.
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Who became the dominant players in the market and often charged extremely high prices?
Merchants in the middle east.
Who is the scapegoat in the story?
Robert Hubert
Because of its high demand all over the world, salt is a highly valued "product" all over the world.
What is another word for "product"
Commodity
What was the most plentiful source of salt?
The ocean
What is gas chromatography?
It is a process to identify the molecules that make up a natural flower's fragrance.
What is a primary source?
give an example of a primary source in the story?
(1) Primary sources include official records, eyewitness accounts, and newspaper reports from the time of the events described.
(2)John Evelyn, a well known writer who also kept a diary about the fire, described fighting the flames on Fetter Lane.
What is an object that can be replenished?
A cup.
What was the key power of the Romans?
Salt
What is the difference between the process people used to make perfume in the past and the process we use today?
The people in the past used rocks and simple tools to crush and brush the leaves in order to release the fragrance, now we use much more machines to make perfume.
What were the four reasons that caused the great fire?
1. They ignored there was a strong wind in London that day.
2. London had no fire department.
3. London was so dry.
4.London was a city that full of highly flammable things.
From the looks from the cat, what can you presume?
The cat is hungry