Answer:
B.-
Hopefully this is right BC the way you put the sentence confused me...
<h3>I believe it's <u><em>C</em></u>. That seems to make more sense than the others</h3>
The correct answer is A. In the Middle Ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places.
Explanation
The excerpt talks about traders who traded in black pepper grown in southwestern India, which meant too long a journey to bring these products to Europe. In the first place they had to be transported to Arabia, and from there to Syria where European merchants acquired it to take it to the different kingdoms of Europe as the author mentions when saying that "From India the pepper was shipped across to Arabia, where camel caravans would carry it all the way to Syria. The Italians could purchase enough pepper in Syria to carry with them to the next Champagne fair". According to the above, the correct answer is A. In the Middle Ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places.
I would say the first one
Answer:
B
Explanation:
A is incorrect because destitution is to feel a lack of.
B is correct because disheartened is to feel a lack of hope and feeling dejected is also losing hope.
C is incorrect because being displeased is to feel annoyed.
OO is incorrect because being disappointed is to feel discouraged at one's failure.