AnswersVT-ACT Reading 26-27Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central IdeasQuestion 5
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Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas

Question 5 • VT-ACT Reading 26-27

What is the central idea of the passage?

Answer
A
In the Middle Ages, spices that are now ordinary were rare imports from faraway places.
B
The spices at the Champagne fair were from the Middle East, where they were used in cooking.
C
Pepper was highly regarded in Europe, so merchants demanded more and more of it.
D
The Champagne fairs relied on a vast trade network that drove up the prices of new and rare goods.
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