▶ Your Answer : There is an ample support for the reading passage's claim that there are several purposes of vest systems of roads built by the Chaco people in the American Southwest. However, in the lecture, the professor gives some reasons as a rebuttal to the author's point. First of all, the professor insists that the vast roads were built not for gathering public in great houses conveniently. This is because great houses had hundred of rooms thus, it was not suitable for gathering people. Also, roads were built around natural obstales which meant roads were not good for guiding people to great houses. This refutes the reading passage's claim that the wide roads helps the Chaco people to travel easily for public gathering. In addition, the professor argues that the Choaco roads didn't mean four basic directions. Actually, roads were built for all directions, not for a specific direction. Also there was no evidence that proves four basic directions had enough meaning to do hard labor for building roads. This casts doubt on the reading passage's assertion that the roads were symbols of four basic directions. Finally, the professor claims that the roads did not supported Chaco Canyon as the cultural center of Chaco civilization. In specific, when cultural events were ceased, building roads were continually in working. This counters the reading passage's argument that the roads were used for transporting required items to Chaco Canyon to support the cultural center. |