Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.Sugar is different from honey. It offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. In the Age of Sugar, Europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. That was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. A perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: That is the dark story of sugar.
Answer
A
The comparison of honey to sugar production helps persuade readers that honey is better than sugar.
B
The details about sugar’s dependency on slavery help inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive.
C
The details about the sugar’s strong flavor entertain the reader with stories of how people invented sugar.
D
The comparison of the invention of sugar to steel helps persuade readers that sugar is easier to make than steel.
Explanation
The passage explains that sugar was inexpensive even though it came from far away because its production depended on the forced labor of millions of enslaved people. This connects the low price to the human cost of producing sugar. Choice B, about sugar’s dependency on slavery helping explain why it was inexpensive, best matches the passage.
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