Order the events in the history of sugar chronologically. Use 1 for the first event. () Sugar cane was cultivated in New Guinea. () Columbus brought sugar to Hispaniola. () Europeans acquired sugar. () Persians introduced sugar to the Middle East. () Sugar was used in the Middle East.

The answer is:

1. Sugar cane was cultivated in New Guinea. The first people to produce sugarcane were in New Guinea, around 8,000 years BC.

2. Persians introduced sugar to the Middle East. Before that, the cultivation of sugarcane had expanded to Southeast Asia, China and India.

3. Sugar was used in the Middle East. After the sixth century, the Arabs also cultivated sugar cane and developed techniques for sugar production.

4. Europeans acquired sugar. The Arabs introduced sugar and sugar production systems in Europe, and it was first grown in Sicily in the 9th century.

5. Columbus brought sugar to Hispaniola. He actually took sugarcane seedlings on his second voyage to the West Indies in 1493. In Hispaniola, the first sugar harvest was in 1501.

The answer is:

(1) Sugar cane was cultivated in New Guinea.

(2) Persians introduced sugar to the Middle East.

(3) Sugar was used in the Middle East.

(4) Europeans acquired sugar.

(5) Columbus brought sugar to Hispaniola.