What is the central idea of the passage? in the middle ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places. the spices at the champagne fair were from the middle east, where they were used in cooking. pepper was highly regarded in europe, so merchants demanded more and more of it. the champagne fairs relied on a vast trade network that drove up the prices of new and rare goods

A). In the Middle Ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places.

Explanation:

As per the question, option A i.e. 'In the Middle Ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places' reveals the central idea of the passage. The spices like pepper, cinnamon, etc, were quite trending yet rare as they were not only used in adding flavor to the food but also had various medicinal uses and thus, they were imported from southwest coast of India to distinct parts of world. The Italian merchants used to travel from 'Mediterranean sea to Syria' for buying these costly spices for trading and other uses. Thus, this implies that spices were very rare imports in the middle ages and hence, option A is the correct answer.

both the address and the poster use diction to convey their message. diction is defined as a style of writing or speaking based on the types of words chosen in order to send a message. parallelism is when a similar sentence structure is used for several sentences on a text; roosevelt's address doesn't follow that. repetition has to do with repeating a word or sentence in order to emphasize and idea, however neither the poster nor the address use repetion. finally, the address doesn't use images to convey a message.

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