Our Old World Background
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Ware- houses closed their doors. The families of rich mer- chants became poor. The silks, spices, and precious jewels of the East were seen no more in the market places. The huge and bare stone castles of feudal lords took the place of luxurious Roman villas. Each locality came to depend upon itself for practically all the necessities of life and most of the few luxuries that were enjoyed. The merchants who ventured abroad were likely to be set upon by thieves and robbed of their goods.
Still, ...in the worst of times, trade did not vanish altogether. Though the wide-reaching Roman roads were no longer kept in repair, they offered ways for the adventurous trader to journey from land to land. Even the most fortunate community could not supply all its wants. Iron and salt, at least, usually had to be brought from some place more or less distant. Some lands were better for grain, and others for cattle and swine. So it came about that even in the midst of the decline of old Rome a little traffic was kept going.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Ware- houses closed their doors. The families of rich mer- chants became poor. The silks, spices, and precious jewels of the East were seen no more in the market places. The huge and bare stone castles of feudal lords took the place of luxurious Roman villas. Each locality came to depend upon itself for practically all the necessities of life and most of the few luxuries that were enjoyed. The merchants who ventured abroad were likely to be set upon by thieves and robbed of their goods.
Still, ...in the worst of times, trade did not vanish altogether. Though the wide-reaching Roman roads were no longer kept in repair, they offered ways for the adventurous trader to journey from land to land. Even the most fortunate community could not supply all its wants. Iron and salt, at least, usually had to be brought from some place more or less distant. Some lands were better for grain, and others for cattle and swine. So it came about that even in the midst of the decline of old Rome a little traffic was kept going.
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