Question

review the details below.

• prior to refrigeration, ancient civilizations depended on root cellars, collected ice, salting, and other methods to cool and preserve their foods.
• modern refrigeration has reduced the number of foodborne illnesses and has allowed fresh foods to be transported long distances.
• the royal society named the refrigerator the most important invention in the history of food, followed by pasteurization, canning, and the oven.

choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details.
the modern refrigerator went through many versions as it was developed over more than a century.
the invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.
ancient civilizations used a variety of techniques to compensate for their lack of refrigeration.

Explanation:

The text discusses old - and new - food preservation methods and the importance of the refrigerator. This topic sentence encompasses the main idea of the modern refrigerator's impact on food storage.

Answer:

The invention of the modern refrigerator revolutionized the process of storing food.