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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Square Tower House is a former Ancestral Puebloan settlement in southwestern Colorado that was inhabited from approximately 1200-1300 CE.
• It contained elaborate multistory buildings primarily made of adobe and stone.
• The Ancestral Puebloan civilization (approximately 1200 BCE-1600 CE) was the precursor of modern Pueblo tribal nations.
• These modern nations include Zuni Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo.
• Buildings in Zuni Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo often incorporate traditional elements, such as adobe and stone, alongside more contemporary elements.

The student wants to connect Square Tower House to modern-day Pueblo buildings. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Modern-day Pueblo buildings, such as those in Zuni Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo, incorporate elements that wouldn’t have been found in Square Tower House.

B

The Ancestral Puebloan settlement of Square Tower House was built with adobe and stone, materials still used in the buildings of Zuni Pueblo and Isleta Pueblo.

C

The elaborate buildings of Square Tower House in southwestern Colorado incorporate both traditional and modern-day elements in their design.

D

Square Tower House, located in southwestern Colorado, was inhabited from approximately 1200-1300 CE, but its buildings aren’t actively occupied today.