▶ Your Answer :
As
far as the vessels of ancient times are concerned, the lecturer takes a stand
that opposed the thesis of the reading and presents three counterarguments.
Specifically, the lecturer does not sympathize with the reading’s view and
argues that the vessels were used for electric batteries at the time.
In
the first place, the lecturer points out that the first people who found the vessel
was not an archaeologists, but local people. The metal wires were probably considered
useless and groundless by the residents. Therefore, they might threw away or put
no importance on the metal wires. This directly contradicts the claim in the
reading that near the vessels were not any metal wires which serve to make electricity.
Secondly, the lecturer goes on to say that the
original copper cylinders resemble those of Seleucia. However, later people might
be able to find that iron in the cylinders could produce electricity. Thus, by
adapting to another purpose, electric batteries were born. This information
tarnishes the impact of the reading that the copper cylinders were used like holding
scrolls of texts.
Last but not least, the lecture concludes
by saying that electricity was able to show invisible and mysterious power. This
also could cure muscular problems and alleviate various pains. This point challenges
the reading which argues that there were no equipment based on electricity,
and thus the vessels were no useful devices. |