▶ Your Answer :
In the lecture, the speaker maintains that the
theories suggested in the reading are groundless.
This casts doubt on the reading’s point that there
are practical theories to explain why a vast system of roads was made by the
Chaco people.
To begin with, she argues that the roads were not
built to travel more conveniently. This is because even though great houses
were massive size, they divided into hundreds of small rooms. Thus, they were not conducive to large congregations.
This refutes the reading passage’s claim that the
roads enabled Chaco people to travel more conveniently to public meetings.
On top of that, the lecturer asserts that the
Chaco roads did not symbolize the four basic directions. The reason is that although the roads run in
straight north-south or east-west, they run in other directions. This contradicts the reading passage’s point that the
four basic directions had meaning to the Chaco people.
Finally, the speaker contends that Chaco Canyon
was not a role as the cultural center of Chaco civilization. This is because
the beginning 12th century, Chaco Canyon stopped a function as cultural center due to a devastating drought. This counters the reading’s point that Chaco
Canyon was not the cultural center.
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