Sugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas — Unit test
Question 34 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Soon they began building Muslim-style sugar plantations on the islands, some of them staffed by slaves pu
Answer
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The details emphasize Christopher Columbus’s role in spreading sugar to the New World.
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The details explain how Venetian and Muslim middlemen were able to control the sugar trade.
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The details compare Spanish and Portuguese sugar plantations to those of Muslim farmers.
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The details describe how Spanish and Portuguese explorations helped expand the sugar trade.
Explanation
The passage explains that Spanish and Portuguese sailors explored the African coast and conquered islands while searching for a route to Asia. They then built sugar plantations on those islands, showing how their explorations helped expand sugar production and trade. The details do not focus on Columbus or on middlemen controlling the sugar trade.
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