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As for question 3, when talking about gradual incidents of centuries ago, the years are approximate. Also, 2 centuries of draught would mean less rain one year, even less another year, ok next year, less again next year and so on. So it isn't no rain from 800 to 900 and then exactly at 900, everyone got up and left. The option clearly links the time of abandonment to the time of draught and hence it serves its purpose.
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Numerous Ancient Mayan cities have been discovered in the Yucatan peninsula in recent decades. The ruins lack any evidence of destruction by invading forces, internal revolts, or disease and appear simply to have been abandoned. Some archaeologists have theorized that the cities were abandoned due to a severe drought known to have occurred in the region between 800 and 1000 AD
Which of the following if true most strongly supports the archaeologists' theory?
A. Ample archaeological evidence of Mayan Peasant revolts and city-state warfare exists, but such events could never result in the permanent abandonment of cities.
B. No monumental inscriptions created after 900 AD have been found in these cities, but inscriptions dating before that time have been found in abundance.
C. studies of Yucatan Lake sediment cores provide conclusive evidence that a prolonged drought occurred in the region from 800 to 1000 AD
D. climatic studies have documented cycles of intermittent drought in the Yucatan peninsula dating from the present to at least 7000 years ago.
E. The Mayan City, Uxmal, was continuously inhabited from 500-1500 AD
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Ok, this is another good question. Let's look at two facts, 1. the city was abandoned (in bold) and 2. there was a drought in the period of 800-1000 AD. the argument is this drought caused this (in other words the city was abandoned in the same time, 800-1000 AD)
A. this is typically form of a weak argument, which simply states if X (war or peasant revolt) did not cause abandonment of Y city (other than our city), the same can hold true for our city. why is a weak argument, two reasons: if A does not happen to B, does not guarantee A will not happen to C; and secondly, X (war and peasant revolts) can be excluded from the list of events which caused the abandonment, however, it is not conclusive that drought is only remaining event that could have caused the abandonment. Still a possible argument, but a strong one.
B. This is a good one, it logically states that the city activities (recording history and other official matters) suddenly stopped during the same time when there was a drought (remember the drought from 800-1000 AD is a fact). This strongly supports the argument that the drought is the reason people fled the city
C. NO, its a trap - findings (lake sediment cores etc.) support the fact that there is indeed a drought from 800-1000 AD, which does not help up, we already know it's a fact. Strengthening facts/premises of the argument can be a good approach, but this does not provide (or strengthen) the connection between the premises and conclusion.
D. not important either, having records of droughts in the region or surrounding regions is not helpful
E. Again simply NO, if other cities/city flourished during the same time (even before and after) does not provide any evidence to what happened in our city.
Which of the following if true most strongly supports the archaeologists' theory?
A. Ample archaeological evidence of Mayan Peasant revolts and city-state warfare exists, but such events could never result in the permanent abandonment of cities.
B. No monumental inscriptions created after 900 AD have been found in these cities, but inscriptions dating before that time have been found in abundance.
C. studies of Yucatan Lake sediment cores provide conclusive evidence that a prolonged drought occurred in the region from 800 to 1000 AD
D. climatic studies have documented cycles of intermittent drought in the Yucatan peninsula dating from the present to at least 7000 years ago.
E. The Mayan City, Uxmal, was continuously inhabited from 500-1500 AD
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Ok, this is another good question. Let's look at two facts, 1. the city was abandoned (in bold) and 2. there was a drought in the period of 800-1000 AD. the argument is this drought caused this (in other words the city was abandoned in the same time, 800-1000 AD)
A. this is typically form of a weak argument, which simply states if X (war or peasant revolt) did not cause abandonment of Y city (other than our city), the same can hold true for our city. why is a weak argument, two reasons: if A does not happen to B, does not guarantee A will not happen to C; and secondly, X (war and peasant revolts) can be excluded from the list of events which caused the abandonment, however, it is not conclusive that drought is only remaining event that could have caused the abandonment. Still a possible argument, but a strong one.
B. This is a good one, it logically states that the city activities (recording history and other official matters) suddenly stopped during the same time when there was a drought (remember the drought from 800-1000 AD is a fact). This strongly supports the argument that the drought is the reason people fled the city
C. NO, its a trap - findings (lake sediment cores etc.) support the fact that there is indeed a drought from 800-1000 AD, which does not help up, we already know it's a fact. Strengthening facts/premises of the argument can be a good approach, but this does not provide (or strengthen) the connection between the premises and conclusion.
D. not important either, having records of droughts in the region or surrounding regions is not helpful
E. Again simply NO, if other cities/city flourished during the same time (even before and after) does not provide any evidence to what happened in our city.
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Numerous Ancient Mayan cities have been discovered in the Yucatan peninsula in recent decades. The ruins lack any evidence of destruction by invading forces, internal revolts, or disease and appear simply to have been abandoned. Some archaeologists have theorized that the cities were abandoned due to a severe drought known to have occurred in the region between 800 and 1000 AD
Which of the following if true most strongly supports the archaeologists' theory?
A. Ample archaeological evidence of Mayan Peasant revolts and city-state warfare exists, but such events could never result in the permanent abandonment of cities. ------------ just because A was not the reason does not mean B was the reason. It does not strengthen and does not even relate the timeline. INCORRECT
B. No monumental inscriptions created after 900 AD have been found in these cities, but inscriptions dating before that time have been found in abundance. ------------- if they did not find any inscription after 900 AD this solidifies that the cities were abandoned between 800 – 1000 AD. CORRECT -------- (you may find this not connecting the cause, but assertion of abandonment period is of essence here, you can also check by process of elimination). CORRECT
C. studies of Yucatan Lake sediment cores provide conclusive evidence that a prolonged drought occurred in the region from 800 to 1000 AD ------------- okay, lets say that drought accrued for a long time, it give no assertion if the cities were abandoned. What if they survived the drought? INCORRECT.
D. climatic studies have documented cycles of intermittent drought in the Yucatan peninsula dating from the present to at least 7000 years ago. -------------- not relevant. INCORRECT
E. The Mayan City, Uxmal, was continuously inhabited from 500-1500 AD --------- we are not concerned with one city. INCORRECT
Which of the following if true most strongly supports the archaeologists' theory?
A. Ample archaeological evidence of Mayan Peasant revolts and city-state warfare exists, but such events could never result in the permanent abandonment of cities. ------------ just because A was not the reason does not mean B was the reason. It does not strengthen and does not even relate the timeline. INCORRECT
B. No monumental inscriptions created after 900 AD have been found in these cities, but inscriptions dating before that time have been found in abundance. ------------- if they did not find any inscription after 900 AD this solidifies that the cities were abandoned between 800 – 1000 AD. CORRECT -------- (you may find this not connecting the cause, but assertion of abandonment period is of essence here, you can also check by process of elimination). CORRECT
C. studies of Yucatan Lake sediment cores provide conclusive evidence that a prolonged drought occurred in the region from 800 to 1000 AD ------------- okay, lets say that drought accrued for a long time, it give no assertion if the cities were abandoned. What if they survived the drought? INCORRECT.
D. climatic studies have documented cycles of intermittent drought in the Yucatan peninsula dating from the present to at least 7000 years ago. -------------- not relevant. INCORRECT
E. The Mayan City, Uxmal, was continuously inhabited from 500-1500 AD --------- we are not concerned with one city. INCORRECT
