By Thanasis Straitouris (B4).
The Indus civilization
The Indus civilization was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent—one of the world’s three earliest civilizations, along with Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
The Indus civilization, also known as the Harappan civilization, was also one of the largest, extending over parts of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and containing as many as five million people.
At its height, the civilization boasted about some of the world’s most impressive architecture, among other achievements.
It disappeared approximately 3,000 years ago for reasons unknown. One theory suggests that it fell victim to climate change that resulted in drought and famine. An other theory suggests that movements in the Earth’s crust (the outside layer) might have caused the Indus river to flood and change its direction.
Atlantis
Plato told the story of Atlantis around 360 B.C. The founders of Atlantis, he said, were half god and half human. They created a utopian civilization and became a great naval power. Their home was made up of concentric islands separated by wide moats . The islands contained gold, silver, and other precious metals and supported an abundance of rare, exotic wildlife. There was a great capital city on the central island.
There are many theories about where Atlantis was—in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Spain, even under what is now Antarctica. Others talked about Atlantic ocean and others about the island of Thera.
Few scientists think Atlantis actually existed and read Plato’s dialogues like a treasure map. Most of the archaeologists say that the Atlantis story is just a myth…..
