Question

age of science
1747 andreas 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 russias 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 sugars 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:

The timeline lists important events like discoveries, crop - related changes, and inventions in the sugar and sweetener industries over different time periods.

Answer:

It documents key events in the sugar and sweetener industries.