Select the correct answer. Based on the passage, what is the most likely reason that some of the mortuary texts survived over time?

A.

Historians were able to decipher the language used to write the texts.

B.

Respected authors from the educated upper class wrote them.

C.

Since Egyptians carved the texts inside various pyramids, they escaped damage and erosion.

D.

Many of the later rulers recarved the texts to preserve the legacy of their ance

D.  Many of the later rulers recarved the texts to preserve the legacy of their ancestors.

Explanation:

From the passage given, the most likely reason that some of the mortuary texts survived over time was that many of the later rulers recarved the texts to preserve the legacy of their ancestors.

People wanted to keep the mortuary texts of their loved ones so they did their best to preserve and protect it so it would stand the test of time and later generations would read the mortuary texts and know what they represented.

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