Answers LISD English II ASugar Changed the World, Part 1: Author’s Purpose

Sugar Changed the World, Part 1: Author’s Purpose Answers

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What is the central idea of the passage?

Egyptians boiled and strained liquid to form sugar.

Egyptians had a special process for refining white sugar.

Egyptians were hard workers who overcame many challenges.

Egyptians crushed sugar cane and used the juice as a sweetener.

How do the details in the passage support the central idea?

The details compare the Egyptian process of refining sugar to processes used by other people.

The details explain how Egyptians created the process to refine white sugar.

The details clarify the simplistic approach that Egyptians used to refine white sugar.

The details describe the extensive and repetitive process necessary to create white sugar.

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