Read the excerpt from “egyptian tombs: a grave matter.”

for two months, carter and his team removed each of tutankhamen’s precious treasures one by one. they even removed his body. of course, this final raid was done in the name of science. however, after all of the items were scientifically studied and tested, they were never returned to the tomb. instead, the king’s treasures were scattered in various museums and homes throughout the globe. surprisingly, even though in 1922 grave-robbing was still considered a horrible crime, no one protested. what’s more, no one considered king tutankhamen’s view of the afterlife. for if the pharaoh’s beliefs were true, carter’s removal of tutankhamen’s treasure doomed the pharaoh to spend eternity as a poor god indeed.

the purpose of this excerpt is to show that

carter put a lot of care into the removal of the tomb’s contents.
scientific expeditions are very different from typical grave-robbing.
carter’s actions were similar to the actions of past grave robbers.
the contents of tutankhamen’s tomb can be found in museums.

The correct answer is C. Carter’s actions were similar to the actions of past grave robbers.

Explanation:

In texts, the purpose refers to the reason behind the text or the main point the writer wants to convey. In the text presented, the author explains Carter and his team removed Tutankhamen's body along with all the objects found in his tom, about this he emphasizes these items were never returned but sent to museums.

Moreover, the author explicitly states "no one considered King Tutankhamen’s view of the afterlife" which shows the author disagrees with this decision; besides this, the author states "even though in 1922 grave-robbing was still considered a horrible crime, no one protested" to show Carter and his team acted as grave robbers and it was morally wrong they removed all the objects that belonged to Tutankhamen. Thus, the purpose of this text is to show "Carter’s actions were similar to the actions of past grave robbers".

the two colonies had the earliest laws mandating religious tolerance.

a) "how old man winter was driven back " and "ormuzd and arimanes"

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