Question

review the details below.

• arabian traders transported only limited quantities of cinnamon in the middle ages, making it expensive in europe.
• only wealthy european families could afford cinnamon in the middle ages.
• during the middle ages, a hosts generosity when providing spices to a guest at a meal was a signal of wealth.

choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details.
since foreign spices were difficult to obtain, they became a status symbol for affluent european families.
arabian traders sold cinnamon to europeans who used it to add flavor to their foods.
european explorers wanted to find cheaper ways to acquire cinnamon instead of relying on merchants who controlled the market.

Explanation:

The details focus on the limited - availability of cinnamon in the Middle Ages in Europe making it expensive and a symbol of wealth for the affluent. The first option encompasses this idea by stating that foreign spices being hard to obtain became a status symbol for wealthy European families. The second option only mentions the use of cinnamon for flavor. The third option is about European explorers' desire for cheaper cinnamon, which is not the main focus of the given details.

Answer:

Since foreign spices were difficult to obtain, they became a status symbol for affluent European families.