Read the following inference. The Earth's relationship to the
sun has shaped human
civilization.
Which selection from the article BEST
supports this idea?
D
The ancient construction known as
Stonehenge in England may have been
designed, among other purposes, to pay
special honor to the solstices and
equinoxes.
B
Probably because the day marks the
beginning of the return of the sun, many
cultures celebrate a holiday near winter
solstice, including Christmas, Hanukkah
and Kwanzaa.
С
These names were thought up about
2,000 years ago. At that time, the sun was
in the direction of the constellation
Cancer at the summer solstice in June.
D
When the Tropic of Capricorn was
named, the sun was entering the
constellation Capricorn at the winter
solstice in December. In modern times.
the sun appears in the constellation
Sagittarius during this time.