The ability to decipher Mayan writing has shifted our understanding of Mayan art. Whereas scholars previously believed Mayan art's purpose was to ________, they now believe it to have been ________
A. depict historic images; purely concerned with beauty
B. display dream imagery and monsters; focused upon the everyday life of ordinary people
C. present stories of the gods; almost entirely concerned with history
D. celebrate the glories of rulers of the past; a symbolic representation of a complex legal system
E. None of these answers is correct.
C
Since 1960 scholars have begun to crack the code of Mayan writing and the steady deciphering of inscriptions provided new insights into Mayan civilization.
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