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.

Which inference does this passage support?

Hindus who lived in ancient times used sugar the same way we use it today.

Hindus who lived in ancient times believed that sugar had powerful properties.

Most Hindus in ancient times had very few specific uses for sugar cane.

Most Hindus in ancient times searched for new ways to use sugar cane.

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Devin Nixon

17 July, 09:36

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.

Which inference does this passage support?

Hindus who lived in ancient times used sugar the same way we use it today.

Hindus who lived in ancient times believed that sugar had powerful properties.

Most Hindus in ancient times had very few specific uses for sugar cane.

Most Hindus in ancient times searched for new ways to use sugar cane.

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Riya Arellano · Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Hindus Who lived in ancient times believed that sugar had powerful properties.

According to Atharva veda - one of the holy texts of Hinduism - sugarcane is used as a metaphor for love in a ritual in which the lover offers to enclose his love interest within a ring of sugarcane to keep her safe and with him.

Aleena Dudley · Answer 2

Aleena Dudley 17 July, 10:46

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hes right the answer is B