Question

text: the vast muslim world was wonderful for the growth of knowledge. the greeks had developed a level of practical experience and technical understanding a thousand years more advanced than anyone else nearby. the muslims began to translate some of these ancient greek texts. from india, muslims learned of the zero, which allowed them to invent what we still call \arabic\ numerals. and because the koran, the sacred book of islam, is written in arabic, scholars throughout the muslim world learned to read arabic and to share their knowledge. the muslims swept past jundi shapur and learned the secrets of sugar. as they conquered lands around the mediterranean sea, they spread word map: how does the map develop the central idea of the passage? it provides a visual representation of lands conquered by muslims. it shows the regions that benefited from muslims knowledge of sugar. it illustrates how the growth and refining of sugar led to muslim conquests. it demonstrates that muslims grew sugar outside of the mediterranean.

Explanation:

The passage focuses on the spread of knowledge by Muslims as they conquered lands. A map would likely show the areas where Muslims spread their knowledge, including that of sugar - related knowledge. The first option only focuses on conquered lands without relation to knowledge. The third option has a wrong causal relationship as sugar - related activities didn't lead to conquests. The fourth option is not the main idea as the passage is more about knowledge spread during conquests. The second option correctly relates the map to regions that benefited from Muslims' sugar knowledge, which aligns with the passage's focus on knowledge spread.

Answer:

It shows the regions that benefited from Muslims’ knowledge of sugar.