2. By Cindy H. Cho

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 it’s not as certain as primary. 3) Artifact Sources: you FOUND some objects related to the mystery. Definitely not 100% sure.

6. 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…

7. In 1968- an archeologist finds Bimini Road by the Bahamas. Considered as a…

8. Similar animals can be found in North America, Europe, and Africa. Considered as a…

9. The South Americans and Egyptians have similar pyramids, and they’re 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…

10. Crete (Minoan Civilization~ 1500 B.C.) Buildings look like how Plato described Atlantis Was destroyed quickly by a volcano.

12.  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 doesn’t exist at all, and it’s all nonsense.  Or, some people believe that it really DID exist, though the mythic gods are not. * What do YOU think?

13. *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 continent’s culture? - How was your continent lost?