Question

Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author use to support his implicit argument that Maya society underwent a dramatic cultural change in the sixteenth century?


Dominican friars knew the Maya language.

Option A,Dominican friars knew the Maya language.

a

The Maya were converted to Christianity.

Option B,The Maya were converted to Christianity.

b

The Maya nobility lost its social status.

Option C,The Maya nobility lost its social status.

c

Maya people before the conquest were illiterate.

Answer 1

B and C.

Reason: conversion to Christianity shows a major religious/cultural shift, and loss of noble status shows a social/political transformation. The other options either don’t directly prove a dramatic change (friars learning the language) or are incorrect (pre‑conquest Maya were literate).