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You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and their relationship to the reading passage. Typically an effective response will be 150 to 225 words.
Question:Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they challenge the specific theories presented in the reading passage.
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In 1957 a European silver coin dating to the eleventh century was discovered at a Native American archaeological site in the state of Maine in the United States. Many people believed the coin had been originally brought to North America by European explorers known as the Norse, who traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and came into contact with Native Americans almost a thousand years ago.
However, some archaeologists believe that the coin is not a genuine piece of historical evidence but a historical fake; they think that the coin was placed at the site recently by someone who wanted to mislead the public. There are three main reasons why some archaeologists believe that the coin is not genuine historical evidence.
Great Distance from Norse Settlements
First, the Native American site in Maine where the coin was discovered is located very far from other sites documenting a Norse presence in North America. Remains of Norse settlements have been discovered in far eastern Canada. The distance between the Maine site and the Norse settlements in Canada is more than a thousand kilometers, suggesting the coin has no real connection with the settlements.
No Other Coins Found
A second problem is that no other coins have been found at the Canadian sites that were inhabited by the Norse. This suggests that the Norse did not bring any silver coins with them to their North American settlements.
Third, the Norse who traveled to North America would have understood that silver coins would most likely be useless to them. Sitver coins may have been in wide use in Europe at the time, but the Norse, as experienced explorers, would have known that native North Americans did not recognize silver coins as money.
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Both the reading and the lecture discuss the European silver coin that was discovered at Native American site in Maine. while the reading states that there are three reasons why some archaeologists think that coin is fake, the lecture argues that this coin is not fake.
First, the reading posts that the coin was discovered in Main and that very far from sites expecting a Norse presence in North America. On the other hand, the professor states that the Native American liked to traveling long distances from their home. Also, they might be obtaining different object and bring it bake to their home.
Next, the article asserts that there were no other coins found at Norse sites. While the reading posts that the Norse did not have permanent settlement. In addition, they might be packing all their valuable items and took its bake with them, such as the silver coin. But they might not take all the silver coin.
Finally, the reading believes that Norse would have understood that silver coins would be useless to them in North America. So, they did not bring any coins with them. On the other hand, the lecture thinks that the Norse understood that the native American like attractive unlikely items such as Jewlery and nucleuses. Also, the silver coin considered as valuable items for the Native American.
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