read the passage from sugar changed the world. one of these early hindu writings, the atharva veda, speaks of an archers bow made of sugar cane. it tells of growing a circle of sugar cane as a kind of sweet protection for a lover, and it includes specific instructions on how to use sugar cane. to worship and request help from durga, the most important goddess, you lie down and face a three - cornered fire pot. then, as you speak the sacred words, you place your offerings in the fire. sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire. maybe after many, many offerings a priest noticed that if the juice of the cane was boiled in the right way, it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps. perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical - a heated liquid turning into something that looked like dark grains of sand. in the atharva veda, sugar cane is called ikshu, which means \something that people want, or desire, because of its sweetness.\ what evidence from the passage best supports the inference that sugar cane had special significance in the ancient era? select three options. \you lie down and face a three - cornered fire pot\ \sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire\ \it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps\ \perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical\ \sugar cane is called ikshu, which means something that people want\ hey began to use the name sharkara, which also meant gravel

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read the passage from sugar changed the world. one of these early hindu writings, the atharva veda, speaks of an archers bow made of sugar cane. it tells of growing a circle of sugar cane as a kind of sweet protection for a lover, and it includes specific instructions on how to use sugar cane. to worship and request help from durga, the most important goddess, you lie down and face a three - cornered fire pot. then, as you speak the sacred words, you place your offerings in the fire. sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire. maybe after many, many offerings a priest noticed that if the juice of the cane was boiled in the right way, it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps. perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical - a heated liquid turning into something that looked like dark grains of sand. in the atharva veda, sugar cane is called ikshu, which means \something that people want, or desire, because of its sweetness.\ what evidence from the passage best supports the inference that sugar cane had special significance in the ancient era? select three options. \you lie down and face a three - cornered fire pot\ \sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire\ \it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps\ \perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical\ \sugar cane is called ikshu, which means something that people want\ 	hey began to use the name sharkara, which also meant gravel

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# Brief Explanations:
The passage mentions sugar - cane being used in ceremonies (showing its ritual significance), its name meaning something people want (indicating desirability), and its transformation being seen as magical. These details support its special significance. The first option about the fire - pot has no relation to sugar - cane's significance, and the mention of crystallization and the name 'sharkara' do not directly support its special significance in the ancient era.
# Answer:
"sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire", "sugar cane is called ikshu, which means 'something that people want'", "Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical"

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