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In
the reading passage there is ample support to the author’s point that there are
plausivble evidences suggesting Chinese’s visit in American before Columbus’
arrival. However, the professor in the lecture gives several reasons as a
rubuttal to the reading passage’s claim.
First
of all, the speechmaker insitst that so-called 1418 Chinese map is a fake. It
contains two hemispheres, and this concept did not existed in China in that
age. In addition, texts on the map were translated into Chinese. This casts
doubt on the reading passage’s argument that the old Chinese map is a evidence
that Chinese people arrived in America before Columbus.
Second,
the speaker in the lecture says that few coins and beads are not enough to
prove Chinese’s arrival in North America prior to Columbus. We can not deny the
fact that Viking were in America because their predecents are still alive and
their constructions remain now. If Chinese visited America that day, there
would have been strong evidences. This counters the reading passage’s
suggestion that Chinese artifacts can prove their visiting before Columbus.
Finally,
the lecturer argues that a similar lacquering technique between Chinese and
Mexican is coincidence. Historical remains can be occured in different places
indentically, even though they look alike. For example, we can find pyramids
both Egypt and America. However, this fact does not mean some contacts between
them. This refutes the reading passage’s claim that Chinese explored Central
American and taught lacquering skills to Mexican people prior to 1492
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