Maya

Does the Maya calendar predict a apocalypse? You decide.


Historians are mixed. Some believe that the Maya predicted an apocalypse and the end of the world. Others believe it is just hype.

Write a critical thinking essay to describe if you think the Maya calendar predicted a 2012 apocalypse or not. You need to back up your opinion with fact! Your essay needs to be 2 pages, size twelve font, double spaced.

Below are so resources to get you started.

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/mayan-2012-calendar-doomsday-december-21-scientists-offer/story?id=15273982#.T8zKnc0U6PM

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/2012-end-of-the-world-countdown-based-on-mayan-calendar-starts-today/

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-03-27-maya-2012_n.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/guatemala/9259069/The-world-may-not-end-soon-predicts-newly-found-Mayan-calendar.html

http://www.history.com/topics/2012