Dirty History of Soap/Lending a Clean Hand

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In 1775, what TWO things did Abigail Foote boil together to make soap?

perfume and salt

ashes and fat

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Only rich people used the first sweet-smelling European soaps because they were ______.

expensive

healthy

greasy

wasteful

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In 1775, many people thought bathing was _____.

wasteful

healthy

calming

dangerous

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Which sentence supports the correct answer to question 3?

"They believed that dirt helped block diseases from entering the body."

"Humans began making soap this way nearly 5,000 years ago."

"They used olive oil instead of animal fats."

"Rich ladies dabbed them on their face and hands, more to make themselves smell nice than to get clean."

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Where was the first bar of soap created?

Connecticut

French factories

Ancient Rome

Aleppo, Syria

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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of "The Dirty History of Soap"?

People tried many different ingredients over time before finding the best ones to make soap.

People used to work for hours to make soap, but now they can easily buy hand sanitizer.

People started washing themselves more often after the Civil War.

People once thought bathing made them sick, but over time they learned that soap and water washes away germs that cause disease.

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In the sentence "Jayden donated them - to emergency workers, his neighbors..." what does donated mean?

sold

traded

asked for

gave

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What are TWO reasons Jayden Perez collected and distributed hand sanitizer?

to show he could do important things and to cause others to notice is community

to spread kindness during a hard time and to help people keep their hands clean

to help people keep their hands clean and to show he could do important things

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Dirty History of Soap/Lending a Clean Hand

In 1775, what TWO things did Abigail Foote boil together to make soap?

Only rich people used the first sweet-smelling European soaps because they were ______.

In 1775, many people thought bathing was _____.

Which sentence supports the correct answer to question 3?

Where was the first bar of soap created?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of "The Dirty History of Soap"?

In the sentence "Jayden donated them - to emergency workers, his neighbors..." what does donated mean?

What are TWO reasons Jayden Perez collected and distributed hand sanitizer?

How did the Civil War help change people's ideas about keeping clean?

In 1775, what TWO things did Abigail Foote boil together to make soap?

Only rich people used the first sweet-smelling European soaps because they were ______.

In 1775, many people thought bathing was _____.

Which sentence supports the correct answer to question 3?

Where was the first bar of soap created?

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of "The Dirty History of Soap"?

In the sentence "Jayden donated them - to emergency workers, his neighbors..." what does donated mean?

What are TWO reasons Jayden Perez collected and distributed hand sanitizer?

How did the Civil War help change people's ideas about keeping clean?