Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.The traders who came up from Italy offered items they had bought [from] Muslims, which were not available in Europe: fruits such as oranges, apricots, and figs; dyes such as cochineal, which produces a rich red; rare fabrics such as cotton and raw silk. Many of the fabrics that we know of today came to Europe via the Muslims, and their names still show their origins: damask from Damascus, muslin from Mosul, gauzes from Gaza.
Answer
A
Traders brought not only sugar but also other valuable items to Europe.
B
The most popular items for traders to buy were various fruits and fabrics.
C
Most types of cloth are named after where they are from instead of what they look like.
D
After seeing cloth from other lands, Europeans worked to produce similar fabrics.