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The document discusses several world mysteries, including the legend of Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, Easter Island statues, Nazca Lines, and Stonehenge, highlighting their unknown origins and purposes. It also mentions the Mayan temple in Tikal, Guatemala, detailing its historical significance and architectural features. These sites remain subjects of intrigue and speculation in archaeology and history.

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The document discusses several world mysteries, including the legend of Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle, Easter Island statues, Nazca Lines, and Stonehenge, highlighting their unknown origins and purposes. It also mentions the Mayan temple in Tikal, Guatemala, detailing its historical significance and architectural features. These sites remain subjects of intrigue and speculation in archaeology and history.

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UNIT [2] WORLD

MYSTERIES

Lesson [1] Background


information
The Lost City of Atlantis

The legend of Atlantis is about an


advanced island civilization that was
destroyed or lost due to an earthquake
or tsunami. Today , there are many
theories about where the city was and
why it was lost , but we don’t know for
sure that it actually existed.
The Bermuda Triangle

This is an area north of the West


Indies ,where it is believed many ships
and airplanes have disappeared under
highly unusual circumstances .Many
theories have been given to explain
the extraordinary mystery of these
missing ships and planes , but it
The Easter Island Statues
Easter Island is a small in the
Pacific Ocean famous for its
enormous stone statues called
moai , most of which are carved
from the stone of the Rano
Raraku volcano
The Nazca Lines
Peru’s Nazca Lines are over 15,000
geometric and animal- like patterns
designed like a huge puzzle which is
only clearly visible from the air. Who
built them and what their purpose
was , is still one of the great unsolved
mysteries of our world.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a megalithic
monument on Salisbury Plain in
Southern England composed mainly of
thirty upright stones , aligned in a circle
.It is still a mystery who built
Stonehenge , how they built it and what
its exact purpose was.
The Mayan temple in the photo on page 18 is in Tikal ,
in northern Guatemala . The area is one of the largest
archaeological sites and an ancient city of the Mayan
civilization .This site is now part of Guatemala’s Tikal
National park , which was declared a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1979.The Temple of the Masks was
built around 700AD and is 38 meters high . It was
dedicated to the wife of Jasaw Chan K’awil , although
no tomb was found.
The queen’s portrait was carved above the doorway
of the shrine at the summit of the temple. The Temple
of the Inscriptions is found at Palenque in Mexico,
which is a medium – sized Mayan site and is also a

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