Question

Read this excerpt from a passage about Easter Island, an island in the South

Pacific that once supported a complex civilization,
Easter Island lies in the southern Pacific, and because of
the Antarctic winds, it has a cooler climate compared with
its tropical Polynesian neighbors. Today, much of the
island is a nature park, and its towns thrive on tourists who
come to see the ancient carved moai. Not too long ago,
however, the island was nearly uninhabitable. Though
civilization on Easter Island survived, infertile soil and a
raging rat population brought about a natural collapse of
the island's ecosystem.
Which type of evidence would support the author's claim?

Answer 1

Several articles written by different historians describing how people from Polynesia first journeyed to Easter Island by boat more than 1,000 years ago.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Easter Island is an island in the Pacific Ocean, 3,500 km off the coast of Chile. The Easter Island is famous for its moai, the mysterious monumental statues that dot the island.

Primary sources about the early history of the Easter Island are scarce to non-existant. When Europeans first arrived on the island in the 18th century, the island were sparsely populated. Oral tradition accounts recanted the story of how earlier warchiefs had built the moai, to honor their ancestors. However, the Easter Island natives had no written accounts, so primary sources are unreliable at best. Most of what is known today about the island has been pieced together by archeologists and historians. It is known believed that the island was first settled around 1200 CE. Its inhabitants created a highly developed culture, as evidenced by the moai. However, internal conflict and deforestation led to a severe decline and by the time European explorers arrived, its origins had been lost.

Answer 2

A journal written by one of the civilization's chiefs describing the horrible farming conditions and complaining about the rat population.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the only one that makes sense cause not only would it have evidence (the journal) it also says something about the horrible farming conditions (infertile soil) and the rat population.