read the passage from sugar changed the world.

the year is 326 b. c. alexander the great stands at the indus river in what is now pakistan. for a decade he and his greek soldiers have been battling their way across the known world, defeating even the mighty persians, rulers of asia. alexander's string of victories only feeds his hunger to conquer all, to know all. but his men balk. tired of fighting, homesick, they refuse to go on. alexander realizes he cannot continue to conquer asia, but he is too curious to stop exploring. he has already built a fleet of eight hundred ships, appointed his close friend nearchus captain, and sent them to investigate the coast of lndia by sea.

which statement best summarizes this passage?

Alexander the Great continued exploring even though his Greek soldiers quit.

The statement that best summarizes this passage is Alexander the Great continued exploring even though his Greek soldiers quit.

Explanation:

It is mention in this passage the intense necessity of Alexander to explore the unknown, the three main points around this topic are the soldiers quitting, Alexander's negative to stop and his change of direction leading now to India the sentences that show that information are: " his men balk", "he is too curious to stop exploring" and "sent them to investigate the coast of India by sea"

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

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its because you eat a lot of food and that can lead to many heath problems like diabetes or becoming very over weight and fat etc.