Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas

Question 1

What is the central idea of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Jundi Shapur allowed teachers and students from different cultures to share ideas.

Question 2

Which details from the text support the central idea of this passage? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“Greek scholars moved to Jundi Shapur.”; “Nestorians . . . had their own ancient and scholarly traditions.”; “The school created the very first teaching hospital in the world.”

Question 3

How does the underlined sentence develop the central idea that the Crusades had both negative and positive results?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It shows that a Muslim invention benefited European society.

Question 4

Which details from the text support the central idea of this passage? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to Syria”; “grown on the southwest coast of India”; “From India the pepper was shipped across to Arabia”

Question 5

How does the map develop the central idea of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It shows the regions that benefited from Muslims’ knowledge of sugar.

Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas Answers

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