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The
reading passage contends that the collapse of the Maya Empire can be fully explained
by three theories. On the other hand, the lecturer brings up several points
that contradict this argument.
First,
the speaker argues that the revolution is not the cause of the collapse. This
is because, According to the lecturer, there is no record that shows such revolts. Also, the Maya Empire
was decentralized, and each parts of the Maya Empire had their own government or
ruler. This casts doubt on the reading passage’s claim that social turmoil in
the form of a peasant revolt led to a breakdown of Maya society.
Second,
according to the lecturer the lecturer says that the trade reorganization did not bring about the
collapse of Maya society. The reason is that we cannot find any historical
records about this. Moreover, the trade hub of Teotihuacan was disappeared about one hundred years before the destruction of the Maya. This refutes the reading passage’s
assertion that many of the Mayan cities were abandoned because of a sudden
change to the trade routes of the region.
The
final point made by the lecture is that the population of the Maya was not
declined by diseases. Yellow fever and malaria occurred in about 16th
century, which can be a critical evidence proving that the empire could not be affected and exposed by diseases. In
addition, there were not enough massive graves and indications that many people
died in a short period of time. This counters the reading passage’s argument that
the collapse of the Maya was a result of an epidemic.
Writing 0–30 score scale: Limited (1-16) / Fair (17-23) / Good (24–30)
ADDRESSING TOPIC
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ORGANIZATION
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PROGRESSION AND COHERENCE
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LANGUAGE USE
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GRAMMAR
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GOOD | GOOD
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FAIR
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FAIR
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FAIR
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각 카테고리별 SCORE: LIMITED / FAIR / GOOD
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