Read the passage from sugar changed the world.
in the 1100s, the richest europeans slowly began to add more flavor to their food—because of a series of fairs and wars. a smart count in the champagne region of france guaranteed the safety of any merchant coming to sell or trade at the markets in the lord's lands. soon word spread, and the fairs flourished. starting around 1150, the six champagne fairs became the one place where europeans could buy and sell products from the surrounding world—a first step in connecting them to the riches and tastes beyond. fortress europe was slowly opening up.
how do the details in this passage support the central idea?
the details provide examples of how france gradually became a place for worldwide trade.
the details describe the various measures that were taken to keep the merchants safe.
the details explain why europe immediately welcomed foreign traders to its marketplaces.
the details describe how a series of wars brought about the downfall of a european fortress.

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h.g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.

When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted p***y, indeed, but fat with young robins, sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home. the description of the house in this excerpt gives an example of