By Cindy H. Cho Atlantis is a “lost” continent that still holds a mystery about whether this...
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The Lost Continent of Atlantis By Cindy H. Cho
By Cindy H. Cho Atlantis is a “lost” continent that still holds a mystery about whether this continent existed or not. Atlantis is assumed to be between
Atlantis is a lost continent that still holds a mystery about
whether this continent existed or not. Atlantis is assumed to be
between Europe, N. America, and Africa. Plato had been the first
one to bring up this mystery.
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According to Plato, Atlantis was made by gods and had their
blessings. They had beautiful and magnificent buildings, and
everyone was kind and respectful to each other. But a few hundred
years later, the people at Atlantis found how to be selfish, cruel,
and disrespectful. Finally, the gods decided to destroy this land
and people. Poseidon- the god of the sea- had the continent sink
down in the ocean. And that was the end of Atlantis.
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1)Primary Sources: you have actually seen some certain things
happening. In other words, you witnessed the answer to the mystery.
You were actually there! 2) Secondary Sources: you HEARD about this
source- from your grandma, radio, newspaper, whatever. So its not
as certain as primary. 3) Artifact Sources: you FOUND some objects
related to the mystery. Definitely not 100% sure.
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Plato Writes two books Describes Atlantis Convinces that it
existed, and says it was lost in 9,600, which was long before his
time. Considered as a
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In 1968- an archeologist finds Bimini Road by the Bahamas.
Considered as a
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Similar animals can be found in North America, Europe, and
Africa. Considered as a
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The South Americans and Egyptians have similar pyramids, and
theyre not even familiar with each other- so people assume that
Atlantis built the Pyramids first, and then South Americans and
Egyptians copied them. Considered as a
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Crete (Minoan Civilization~ 1500 B.C.) Buildings look like how
Plato described Atlantis Was destroyed quickly by a volcano.
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Like what the clue#5 said, maybe Plato went to Crete and wrote
books about it, giving it a fake name, Atlantis. Some people assume
that Plato was writing these books, warning his people about their
future. Some people just say that it doesnt exist at all, and its
all nonsense. Or, some people believe that it really DID exist,
though the mythic gods are not. * What do YOU think?
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*Think about it: Imagine that you had your OWN lost continent.
- What would you name the continent? - The flag of the continent. -
What was your continents culture? - How was your continent
lost?
