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ENagel

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The monumental sculptures of Easter Island:
 
  A. are explained in detail in stone tablets inset in the base of each figure.
  B. were carved from the trunks of giant trees brought to the island on barges.
  C. depict the animal gods of an ancient cosmology.
  D. were carved from volcanic stone in the island's mountains.
  E. were arranged in circles facing inward, perhaps representing a gathering of rulers.

Question 2

The Yucatn Peninsula was home to the civilization of the Maya. All but which of the following have been acknowledged as accomplishments of the Mayan culture?
 
  A. An advanced writing system
  B. Astronomy
  C. Oil painting
  D. Biology
  E. The mathematical concept of zero



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Answer to Question 1

D
Whatever purpose the sculptures served, the Islanders believed them to be vital to their community due to the heroic efforts to erect them.

Answer to Question 2

C
Painting media employed in murals were not oil-based pigments, and today are badly faded and crumbling.



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