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Most ancient Greek sculpture did not survive the ages. How do we know what this sculpture looked like?

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The Romans made copies of the original works.
The Romans made copies of the original works.

The Greeks made preliminary drawings that still exist.
The Greeks made preliminary drawings that still exist.

Archeologists have been able to piece the sculptures together and fill in the missing parts.
Archeologists have been able to piece the sculptures together and fill in the missing parts.

The few remaining pieces are all that’s left to study.
The few remaining pieces are all that’s left to study.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

The Romans made copies of the original works.

Many original Greek sculptures did not survive the ages, but the Romans admired Greek art and produced copies of many of these works, which have helped us understand what the original sculptures looked like.