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In the lecture, the speaker contends that the reason why the Mayan Empire collapsed is unknown. This contradicts the reading passage's assertion that the fall of Mayan Empire is because of a peasant revolt, a change of the trade routes, or an epidemic.
First of all, the lecturer argues that the Mayan Empire did not fall because of the revolution. This is because there is no record about the revolution at that time, nonetheless the Mayans have a very delicate writing system. In addition, Mayan had a decentralized government and separate rulers, so the collapse of the one city would not have affected others. This opposes the reading's claim that a peasant revolt caused the collapse of the Maya society.
Secondly, the speaker points out that the sudden change of the Mayan trade routes is not the cause of the destruction. Teotihuacan which was the major urban center in 6th centuries played an important role in the period prior to the Mayan collapse. This casts doubt on the reading's claim that the destruction of trade hub is the main reason of the collapse.
Finally, the lecturer says that the spread of diseases cannot be the main reason of the collapse of the Mayan Empire in 12th centuries. The wide spread of an epidemic happened in 16th centuries when the Spanish invaded Central America. Also, there is no evidence of mass deaths at the time of the collapse of the Maya. This argues against the reading's assertion that an epidemic can be responsible for the destruction of the Maya.
점수: 22 리딩에 대한 정보가 많이 부족한 통합형 에세이입니다. 통합형 에세이에서 가장 중요한 부분을 차지하는 것은 한 주제에 대하여서 서로 다른 정보를 가지고 있는 리딩과 리스닝이 어떻게 비교하고 반박을 하는 것인지를 보는 것 입니다. 지금 이 에세이 같은 경우는 리딩에 대한 정보를 한 문장으로만 서술하엿는데 한 문장으로 끝내는 것 보다는 리스닝을 좀 더 반박할 수 있는 부분들을 더 서술하시길 바랍니다. 수고많으셨습니다. |