Question

State whether the sentence is true(T) or false(F).
Pepper, a very important spice grown in South India was known as black gold in the Roman Empire.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Black pepperis a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and Pepper is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been known to "There is no year in which India does not drain the Roman Empire.

When Great Britain ruled India they created the East India Company. The pepper seeds they traded were rather costly and became known as “black gold.” Nowadays “black gold” typically refers to petroleum crude oil.