I believe that the answer is 2
C: had seen Islamic influence driven from the region by the joint French-Dutch “light” campaign
The present location/position is central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India... sorry for the mistake of not seeing the whole picture
Without the ability to read ancient Chinese and Maya text, we would be limited to archeological findings and guesses made based on them. The fact, that we can read ancient texts, let us know for example:
the names and times of rule of many rulers,
the religious practices
some events from the past
some cultural and technological inventions such as their knowledge of astronomy
the social composition of the society
Our knowledge of urban live comes from the description of customs and occational information about who lived where and how much was paid for what services
