Read the sentences.The Benin plaques are important. There are tons of reasons for this. They were triumphant works of art. The plaques also documented two pretty important moments of Euro-African contact. One was peaceful. The other was not.

Choice C combines the ideas into one concise sentence while preserving the key information: the plaques are important because they document two significant moments of Euro-African contact, one peaceful and one not. Choice A adds the unsupported opinion that people should recognize the plaques, while B changes the tone and adds the judgment “awful.” Choice D keeps the original wording and is less concise.

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