▶ Your Answer :
Both the lecture
and the reading discuss the purpose of the ancient Chaco Road. While the reading insists the 3 purposes of
Chaco road, the lecture disagrees.
Firstly, the
reading assaults that the Chaco road is for transportation. The road was built
by trees from nearby forest, which supports that the road was used to transport
goods and people. On the other hand, the lecture disagrees that the only
transportation available in the era was live stocks, which cause question on
the width of the road. The width is 10m long, but it doesn’t need to be that
large.
Secondly, the
reading insists that the road is built for religious purpose, with the support
that the nearby tribe, Southwest American, uses their road for religion. However,
the lecture believes that the road isn’t for religious purpose. There aren’t
any trace or remaining article or artifacts regarding Religious ceremony held
in the road. Moreover, the evidence shouldn’t be based on the Southwest religion,
which shares minimal commonness with the Chaco tribe.
Lastly, the
reading argues that the road was used for defensive purpose. When other tribes
attack the tribe, the road would be used for the citizens to escape and hide in
safe place. However, the lecture urges that there are no trace or tool left
that suggest the defensive purpose of the road. Also, Without the defense
tools, the road would be used as a guiding mark for the enemy to find refugees
and kill them.
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