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Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas Answers

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What evidence from the passage best supports the inference that white sugar was rarer and more valuable than brown sugar? Select two options.

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"Egypt became the world's great sugar laboratory"
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"The kind of sugar easiest to produce from cane is dark"
C
"drain out the dark molasses to use by itself"
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"wanted it to be as pure, sweet, and white as possible"
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"Egyptians figured out how to meet that need"
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What is the central idea of a text?

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the feeling or emotion that a text provokes in the reader
B
a conclusion based on evidence and background knowledge
C
a series of ideas that support a main point
D
the main point the author is trying to make
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Which text features would be most helpful to support the central idea of the passage? Select two options.

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a timeline showing when Alexander the Great's power came to an end
B
a map showing the spread of Islam through much of the ancient world
C
a timeline showing when Muslim conquerors took over each part of Europe
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a map showing how Alexander the Great spread Islam throughout the world
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a timeline showing the spread of Muhammad's teachings
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What evidence from the passage best supports the inference that sugar cane had special significance in the ancient era? Select three options.

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"you lie down and face a three-cornered fire pot"
B
"sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire"
C
"it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps"
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“Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical”
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"sugar cane is called ikshu, which means 'something that people want'"
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"they began to use the name sharkara, which also meant 'gravel'"
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Which text features would be most helpful to support the central idea of the passage? Select two options.

A
a timeline showing how people have used sugar in the past and up until the present
B
a diagram of one of the eight hundred ships that Alexander the Great had built
C
a map of Alexander the Great's route and the site of the sugar cane discovery
D
a diagram of sugar cane, showing details of its outside and inside
E
a timeline showing when Darius I and Alexander the Great learned of sugar cane
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Read the passage and study the drawing from Sugar Changed the World.

Question illustration
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It emphasizes how time-consuming the sugar-making process was.
B
It illustrates the importance of a warm climate to sugar production.
C
It shows the large numbers of workers and tasks required to refine sugar.
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It clarifies the many differences between producing sugar and producing honey.
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.The vast Muslim world was wonderful for the growth of knowledge. The Greeks had developed a level of practical experience and technical understanding a thousand years more advanced than anyone else nearby. The Muslims began to translate some of these ancient Greek texts. From India, Muslims learned of the zero, which allowed them to invent what we still call "Arabic” numerals. And because the Koran, the sacred book of Islam, is written in Arabic, scholars throughout the Muslim world learned to read Arabic and to share their knowledge. The Muslims swept past Jundi Shapur and learned the secrets of sugar. As they conquered lands around the Mediterranean Sea, they spread word of how to grow, mill, and refine the sweet reed.

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The details describe the important role Muslims played in spreading knowledge throughout the world.
B
The details clarify the role Jundi Shapur played in spreading the secrets of sugar to the rest of the world.
C
The details describe how Muslims used knowledge from only the Greeks to make innovations.
D
The details reveal how important the Koran was in helping Muslims conquer other lands.
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.One of these early Hindu writings, the Atharva Veda, speaks of an archer's bow made of sugar cane. It tells of growing a circle of sugar cane as a kind of sweet protection for a lover, and it includes specific instructions on how to use sugar cane.

A
Hindus who lived in ancient times used sugar the same way we use it today.
B
Hindus who lived in ancient times believed that sugar had powerful properties.
C
Most Hindus in ancient times had very few specific uses for sugar cane.
D
Most Hindus in ancient times searched for new ways to use sugar cane.
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.In the 1100s, the richest Europeans slowly began to add more flavor to their food—because of a series of fairs and wars. A smart count in the Champagne region of France guaranteed the safety of any merchant coming to sell or trade at the markets in the lord's lands. Soon word spread, and the fairs flourished. Starting around 1150, the six Champagne fairs became the one place where Europeans could buy and sell products from the surrounding world—a first step in connecting them to the riches and tastes beyond. Fortress Europe was slowly opening up.

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The details provide examples of how France gradually became a place for worldwide trade.
B
The details describe the various measures that were taken to keep the merchants safe.
C
The details explain why Europe immediately welcomed foreign traders to its marketplaces.
D
The details describe how a series of wars brought about the downfall of a European fortress.
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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.The Hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. People believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. Yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. By placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. Five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane.

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For sacrifices to gods, ancient Hindus chose materials that burned easily.
B
Sugar cane was the most important material that ancient Hindus sacrificed.
C
If fire was important to ancient Hindus, then food must have been important.
D
Hindu people must have valued the five substances they used as sacrifices.

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