▶ Your Answer :
The reading passage covers three major
points concerning reasons of Angkor's fall. The speaker, however, clearly
states why these points are debatable. The first point made in the reading is that
The Black Death, plague, which was spread from China was the reason of Angkor's
demise. But, the listening challenges this by mentioning that the plague does
not seem that reduced population of Angkor because Angkor is located in inland
and Chinese came to Angkor over the sea. Hence, the disease may not be an
effective reason of the demise. Another point made by the author is that a
misconducted in water system led Angkor demise. On the contrary, the lecturer
asserts that this is not true due to the fact that the system was not essential
for producing crops and there were other water resources to make up water
shortages. Thus, ill-constructed water system might not be a persuasive reason
to explain the Angkor's fall.
Lastly, the writer claims that increased in
maritime trade ruined economies of Angkor and hence caused the demise. The
professor debunks that since coastal regions that traded maritime resources did
not traded agricultural products but luxuries, the increased economic activity
did not affect the Angkor. Therefore, increment in maritime trade is probably
not a viable reason to explain the fall. |