Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas Answers

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What is the central idea of the passage?

Egyptians boiled and strained liquid to form sugar.

Egyptians had a special process for refining white sugar.

Egyptians were hard workers who overcame many challenges.

Egyptians crushed sugar cane and used the juice as a sweetener.

How do the details in the passage support the central idea?

The details compare the Egyptian process of refining sugar to processes used by other people.

The details explain how Egyptians created the process to refine white sugar.

The details clarify the simplistic approach that Egyptians used to refine white sugar.

The details describe the extensive and repetitive process necessary to create white sugar.

How does the map develop the central idea that scholars at Jundi Shapur spread the knowledge of sugar?

The map illustrates the spread of sugar from New Guinea to Persia.

The map shows that sugar was being refined primarily in the north rather than the south.

The map illustrates the spread of knowledge about refined sugar processing to Egypt.

The map illustrates that people in China knew how to refine sugar and shared this knowledge.

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