Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.B.C.8000–7000First planting of wild sugar cane, on the island of New Guinea6000Sugar cane reaches the Philippines1500–900Sugar cane used in Hindu ceremonies described in oral traditions that date from around this time515According to the Greek author Herodotus, the Persians had found what may be sugar cane in what is now India and Pakistan327Nearchus, friend of Alexander the Great, again mentions the reed that makes honey without bees, in India286First mention of sugar cane in China
Answer
A
to contrast how different people used sugar
B
to explain sugar cane’s ceremonial purpose
C
to compare sugar cane use to honey use
D
to provide the history of sugar cane use
Explanation
The passage lists dates and events showing where sugar cane was first planted, where it spread, and when different cultures mentioned or used it. This timeline provides the history of sugar cane use. It does mention ceremonies and honey, but those are individual details in the timeline, not its main purpose.
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