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by crazy4gmat » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:58 am
Archaeologists have found wheeled ceramic toys made by the Toltec, twelfth-century inhabitants of what is now Veracruz. Although there is no archaeological evidence that the Toltec used wheels for anything but toys, some anthropologists hypothesize that wheeled utility vehicles were used to carry materials needed for the monumental structures the Toltec produced.
Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?
(A) The Toltec sometimes incorporated into their toys representations of utensils or other devices that served some practical purpose.
(B) Any wheeled utility vehicles used by the Toltec could have been made entirely of wood, and unlike ceramic, wood decays rapidly in the humid climate of Veracruz.
(C) Carvings in monument walls suggest that the Toltec's wheeled ceramic toys sometimes had ritual uses in addition to being used by both children and adults as decorations and playthings.
(D) Wheeled utility vehicles were used during the twelfth century in many areas of the world, but during this time wheeled toys were not very common in areas outside Veracruz.
(E) Some of the wheeled ceramic toys were found near the remains of monumental structures.
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by niraj_a » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:18 am
i choose B.

the questions asks us to explain why there is no evidence of the Toltecs having used wheeled vehciles to build monuments, when it is evident that they knew about wheels, seen from their ceramic toys.

well, if wooden wheeled vehicles decayed in that climate, and ceramic toys did not, then that would explain why there was no evidence remaining for the wheeled vehicles.

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by raunekk » Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:28 am
one more for B...

the questions asks us to explain why there is no evidence of the Toltecs having used wheeled vehciles to build monuments, when it is evident that they knew about wheels, seen from their ceramic toys.

well, if wooden wheeled vehicles decayed in that climate, and ceramic toys did not, then that would explain why there was no evidence remaining for the wheeled vehicles

i agree....totally!!!

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by ronniecoleman » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:49 am
Very strange question stem !!

B any day!


Archaeologists have found wheeled ceramic toys made by the Toltec, twelfth-century inhabitants of what is now Veracruz. Although there is no archaeological evidence that the Toltec used wheels for anything but toys, some anthropologists hypothesize that wheeled utility vehicles were used to carry materials needed for the monumental structures the Toltec produced.
Which of the following, if true, would most help the anthropologists explain the lack of evidence noted above?
(A) The Toltec sometimes incorporated into their toys representations of utensils or other devices that served some practical purpose.
(B) Any wheeled utility vehicles used by the Toltec could have been made entirely of wood, and unlike ceramic, wood decays rapidly in the humid climate of Veracruz.

all the wooden made would have been decayed till now...

(C) Carvings in monument walls suggest that the Toltec's wheeled ceramic toys sometimes had ritual uses in addition to being used by both children and adults as decorations and playthings.
(D) Wheeled utility vehicles were used during the twelfth century in many areas of the world, but during this time wheeled toys were not very common in areas outside Veracruz.
(E) Some of the wheeled ceramic toys were found near the remains of monumental structures.
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:38 am
One more for B

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by nervesofsteel » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:15 am
yes should be B

decay of wood will not leave any trace to prove evidence

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by maihuna » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:37 am
well can one points what is the paradox here...? Is 't would wheeled toys vs cermaic wheeled toys?

what option B helps to explain...i fail to understand why E is not a good resolution

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by Bidisha800 » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:35 am
question asked why there is no evidence of wheeled carts ? th carts made of wood are destroyed by the weather.

Other than (B), there is not even one answer which comes even close.


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by ashley.com » Fri May 13, 2016 2:46 am
niraj_a wrote:i choose B.

the questions asks us to explain why there is no evidence of the Toltecs having used wheeled vehciles to build monuments, when it is evident that they knew about wheels, seen from their ceramic toys.

well, if wooden wheeled vehicles decayed in that climate, and ceramic toys did not, then that would explain why there was no evidence remaining for the wheeled vehicles.
I agree with you. vote for B