▶ Your Answer : Both reading and lecture discussed the existence of a trade route between Americas and Africa. The reading passage provides some profound evidences that the trade actually exist. In contrary, the professor in the lecture opposed the claim because non of the evidences was proven.
First of all, the traits of nicotine and cocaine which were presumably come from tobacco and coca plant on the mummies might have not come from it. In fact, a different stem of extinct plants could also generate similar kind of components. Also, other factors, such as contaminations of mummies, could be accountable for this finding. This contradict the author's claim that two drugs were evidences of trans-Atlantic drug trade.
Second, the shapes carved in the coin could be anything, not only the South American continent. In addition, the ancient Egypt civilization did not have abilities to draw the exact shape of the continent, although they were equipped. This counters the author's assertion that the shape revealed in the coin represents the landmass so that it can be a evidence of trade.
Lastly, the two pyramids which have discovered in each of region has distinguishable differences, since the each of them applied different techniques. For example, pyramid in South America has stepped level as well as decorative ornaments. However, Egypt's ones have exactly opposite. This refutes the reading passage's discussion that the similarities in shape and purpose of the pyramids are the key evidence of the existence of the trade route between the two continents.
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