Question

Classical civilizations erected monumental sculptures, such as obelisks and stelae, to do all of the following except:

A. mark the location of royal graves.
B. communicate history to future generations.
C. demonstrate the power and wealth of their rulers.
D. protect their cities from enemy invasion.

Answer 1

Obelisk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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All fell after the Roman period except for the Vatican obelisk and were re-erected in ... There are ancient Egyptian obelisks in the following locations: ... known from the retricerian civilization, where they were erected as public monuments ... The obelisks, properly termed stelae or the native hawilt or hawilti as they do not end ...
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Obelisk of Axum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erection of stelae in Axum was a very old practice (today it is still possible to see ... by Italian soldiers at the end of 1935, following the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. ... its dismantling in 2003) and the monument was resurrected in its original home ... Several other similar stelae/obelisks exist in Ethiopia and Eritrea, such as the ...
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Answer 2

D sounds the most likely

Answer 3

I agree with him or her