Question 2

Excerpt from "The History of the Persian Wars by Herodotus," c. 430 B.C.E.

"The boats which come down the river to Babylon are circular, and made of skins. The frames, which are of willow, are cut in the country of the Armenians above Assyria, and on these, which serve for hulls, a covering of skins is stretched outside, and thus the boats are made ... They are then entirely filled with straw, and their cargo is put on board, after which they … float down the stream. Their chief freight is wine, stored in casks made of the wood of the palm-tree. They are managed by two men who stand upright in them, each plying an oar, one pulling and the other pushing. The boats are of various sizes, some larger, some smaller;… Each vessel has a live ass (donkey) on board; those of larger size have more than one. When they reach Babylon, the cargo is landed and offered for sale; after which the men break up their boats, sell the straw and the frames… [and] set off on their way back to Armenia."

Source: Internet Ancient History sourcebook, at I.194

Find the term cargo in the source. Which of the terms from the same passage are the closest to the meaning of cargo as it is used by the author?