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What evidence from the passage best supports the
inference that sugar cane had special significance in the
ancient era? Select three options.
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
One of these early Hindu writings, the Atharva Veda,
speaks of an archer's 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.
"you lie down and face a three-cornered fire por
"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"
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
"they began to use the name sharkara, which also
meant 'gravel
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Answer 1

Answer: The answer is B,D,E on egde

Answer 2

The three options that support the inference that sugar cane had special significance in the ancient era are:

B. "sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire"

D. "Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical"

E. "sugar cane is called ikshu, which means 'something that people want"

Step-by-step explanation:

The whole passage shows the importance sugar cane had in ancient eras, but some lines offer information to support that claim.

First, the line that says sugar cane was used in ceremonies offers good evidence. As we know, rituals and ceremonies are a big part of any culture, and the elements involved in it are of great importance.

Second, the line that speaks of the transformation and how it seemed magical. Of course, we understand how cooking or burning something will turn it into something else, but in ancient times, the transformation of sugar cane into "sweet, dark brown clumps" was regarded as extraordinary.

Finally, the line that talks of the name given to the sugar cane, "ikshu". Its meaning shows how important the sugar cane had become, how valued it was by the people.