5th Grade History Swyk Mythology

Question 1

Purpose of myths

Answer 1

1 a story that people create in order to understand why things are the way they are
2 teach a lesson or a moral
3 reflect the culture they come from

Question 2

What are the types of myths that exist

Answer 2

Origins of earth.
Origins of human.
Origins of evil
Origins about Gods and mortals

Question 3

SUMERIAN MYTH
Creator of the world?

Answer 3

Enlil the god of Air

Question 4

SUMERIAN MYTH
Source of the world

Answer 4

Nammu and Anki

Question 5

EFIK MYTH
Creator of the world

Answer 5

Abassi

Question 6

MAYAN
Creator of the world

Answer 6

Plumed Serpent and Heart of the Sky

Question 7

Native American Myth

Answer 7

Coyote steals fire

Question 8

Beba People Myth

Answer 8

The Story of Sun and Bat

Question 9

Afterlife Myths - Greek Afterlife

Answer 9

• Souls are led to the Underworld by the god Hermes,
  -Souls are judged by their actions,

Question 10

Greek after life
Four places a soul could end up

Answer 10

Fields of Elysian- a beautiful paradise
Asphodel Fields- most people end up here because they are neither bad nor good
Fields of Mourning- People who suffered great love ended here
Tartarus- Souls that are especially bad end up here and are punished

Question 11

Egyptian Afterlife

Answer 11

• Souls are led to Underworld by the god Anubis
  -Souls then are judged
  -Negative Confession
  For example- I did NOT steal.
  Weighing of heart against Feather of Truth
  -If the souls are judged poorly, souls are eaten as punishment
  -If souls pass the tests, they are admitted to paradise world
  Which has no diseases and they are able to grant wishes to living

Question 12

Chinese Afterlife

Answer 12

-Souls are escorted by local Earth god
-Souls are then judged according to actions
-Good souls get to choose either Golden Bridge or Silver Bridge
Golden Bridge is ruled by Buddha and soul escapes from rebirth cycle
Silver Bridge is ruled by Jade Emperor and soul becomes a god
-Bad souls go to be punished and are eventually reincarnated

Question 13

Common connections of all afterlife myths

Answer 13

Souls are led to afterlife by a god
Souls are then judged in some way
There is a place for good souls and a place for bad souls

Question 14

why do many cultures have a story about receiving fire?

Answer 14

Fire is essential to life
-part of the four main elements
-keeps you warm
-creates light
-good for cooking
-in Greek mythology fire represents enlightenment
-fire symbolizes community and corporation
-equals knowledge and power