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Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
How do the details in this passage support the central
In the 1100s, the richest Europeans slowly began to
idea?
add more flavor to their food because of a series of
fairs and wars. A smart count in the Champagne region
O The details provide examples of how France
of France quaranteed the safety of any merchant
gradually became a place for worldwide trade.
coming to sell or trade at the markets in the lord's
O The details describe the various measures that were
lands Soon word spread, and the fairs flourished.
taken to keep the merchants safe.
Starting around 1150, the six Champagne fairs became
• The details explain why Europe immediately
the one place where Europeans could buy and sell
welcomed foreign traders to its marketplaces.
products from the surrounding world- first step in
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connectinq them to the riches and tastes beyond.
The details describe how a series
of wars brought
Fortress Europe was slowly opening up.
about the downfall of a European fortress.