Question

age of science 1747 andraeas marggraf discovers that beet sugar is identical to cane sugar 1840s beets become a major crop in ukraine 1852 indians begin to arrive in natal to work in sugar 1861 czar alexander ii frees russia’s serfs 1879 saccharine, a chemical sweetener, invented 1906 gandhi leads indians, many of them sugar workers, in johannesburg in an oath to resist discriminatory laws by peaceful means 1965 aspartame, an artificial sweetener, invented 1967 high - fructose corn syrup invented 1976 sucralose (splenda) invented 21st century brazil using much of its sugar - cane crop to produce ethanol how does the timeline support the text? ○ it suggests that sugar’s influence was limited, not widespread. ○ it documents key events in the sugar and sweetener industries. ○ it identifies the events that led to the collapse of the sugar trade. ○ it provides explanatory details regarding the lives and work of sugar farmers.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The timeline shows sugar - related events over centuries and across regions (Ukraine, Natal, Russia, Brazil), so sugar's influence was widespread, not limited. Eliminate this option.
• Analyze Option 2: The timeline has events like beet sugar discovery, beet cultivation in Ukraine, Indian workers in sugar, invention of sweeteners, and sugar - cane use in Brazil. These are key events in sugar and sweetener industries. This option matches.
• Analyze Option 3: The timeline has no events related to the collapse of the sugar trade. Eliminate this option.
• Analyze Option 4: The timeline mainly lists events (discoveries, inventions, crop uses, worker arrivals) but not detailed explanations of sugar farmers' lives/work. Eliminate this option.

Answer:

B. It documents key events in the sugar and sweetener industries.