On page 2, how does Hoto-Matua's decision to
build a monument to his ancestor advance the
plot of the story created by the journal entries?
It introduces a conflict among the people of the
island.
It sparks an important cultural tradition on the
island.
It foreshadows the decline of civilization on the
island
it ends the society's connection to a former king of
the island.

Hoto-Matua's decision to  build a monument to his ancestor advance the  plot of the story created by the journal entries in that: It sparks an important cultural tradition on the  island.

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It sparks an important cultural tradition on the island.

Explanation:

Hoto Matua was the first settler to have been arrived on Easter Island. He was the first and the greatest king of Rapa Nui. it is said, that Hau Maka had a dream in which the spirit led him to an island as a new residence for his king.

After arriving at the land, the settlers began to spread across the land and sub-divide the land among themselves according to their clans.

The decision of building a monument on the island by Hoto Matua suggests the beginning of important cultural traditions on the island. The moai (statues) were carved to remember important ancestors. The culture remained there for nearly a thousand years.

Thus the correct answer is second option.

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