Question

12th grade pre - assessment
15 in several caves in alabama and tennessee, mid - 19th - century inscriptions were written on cave walls in cherokee syllabary. this writing system was invented by the cherokee scholar sequoyah between 1800 and 1824 and was quickly adopted as the tribe’s primary means of written expression.
cherokee archaeologists, historians, and language experts have joined forces with non - native archaeologists like me to document and translate these cave writings. as it turns out, they refer to various important religious ceremonies and spiritual concepts that emphasize the sacred nature of caves, their isolation, and their connection to powerful spirits. these texts reflect similar religious ideas to those represented by graphic images in earlier, precontact time periods.
based on all the rediscoveries researchers have made since mud glyph cave was first explored more than four decades ago, cave art in the southeast was created over a long period of time. these artists worked in ancient times when ancestral native americans lived by foraging in the rich natural landscapes of the southeast all the way through to the historic period just before the forced removal of indigenous people east of the mississippi river in the 1830s.
as surveys continue, researchers uncover more dark cave sites every year - in fact, four new caves were found in the first half of 2021. with each new discovery, the tradition is beginning to approach the abundance and range of the paleolithic art of europe, where 350 sites are currently known. that archaeologists were incognizant of the dark - zone cave art of the american southeast even 40 years ago demonstrates the kinds of new discoveries that can be made even in regions that have been explored for centuries.
assessment questions
23 out of 24 answered
question 24
how does the overall structure of the article contribute to its effectiveness?
a. the description of how long it took archaeologists to find cave art highlights how rare it is in the southeast.
b. the description of the different types of caves that art has been found in emphasizes how varied cave art can be.
c. the description of how long it takes to authenticate cave art suggests that scientists are uninterested in cave art.
d. the description of the different places and time periods from which cave art was found indicates how prevalent it is.

Explanation:

The article describes cave - art discoveries from different places and time periods. This shows the prevalence of cave art. Option A focuses on the rarity, Option B on the variety, and Option C is incorrect as it misrepresents scientists' interest. The description of different time periods and places in the article helps to convey how prevalent cave art is.

Answer:

D. The description of the different places and time periods from which cave art was found indicates how prevalent it is.