Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How does the heading serve the authors' purpose?
THE AGE OF HONEY
® It lets the reader know that the authors are going to
There was a time before sugar, when those white grains
describe how honey relates to the story of sugar.
that melt on your tongue did not exist anywhere on earth.
It suggests that the authors think that honey is more
Historians speak of the Iron Age, the Bronze Age
important because it was used before
sugar.
metals that were used in weapons and tools. But we
could just as well speak of the first several thousand
It informs the reader that the authors are going to talk
years of human history as the Age of Honey.
about many different types of sweeteners.
It reveals that the authors will focus on how honey is
madeand why it is still a popular sweetener.