Question

read the excerpt from the time travelers guide to elizabethan england. elizabethan people suffer from some afflictions that no longer exist in modern england. plague is the obvious example but it is by no means the only one. sweating sickness kills tens of thousands of people on its first appearance in 1485 and periodically thereafter. it is a terrifying disease because sufferers die within hours. it doesnt return after a particularly bad outbreak in 1556 but people do not know whether it has gone for good; they still fear it, and it continues to be part of the medical landscape for many years. how does the paragraph develop the central idea that elizabethans suffered from diseases that are unfamiliar to modern readers? it provides the example of sweating sickness.

Explanation:

The paragraph first states Elizabethans suffered from unfamiliar - to - modern - readers diseases. Then it elaborates on sweating sickness as an example, giving details about its first appearance, fatality rate, and its lingering presence in people's fears even after its last outbreak.

Answer:

It provides the example of sweating sickness.