Ch 5 L2 - Examples of Floods

Question 1

2 types of Examples of Major Floods

Answer 1

Flood Legends
Real Floods

Question 2

What are Flood Legends

Answer 2

Purely mythological (made-up story)

Question 3

Which countries do you find flood legends

Answer 3

Can be found in all continents.
-Mesopotamian
-Greek
-Indian
-Chinese

Question 4

What is the most famous flood legend

Answer 4

“Epic of Gilgamesh”

Mesopotamian

Question 5

Pindar

Answer 5

Greek Mythology
First mention of floods
5th century B.C.

Question 6

Indian Mythology

Answer 6

Legend of Manu in 6th Century B.C

Man warned by a fish about an upcoming flood.
Manu builds a boat & saves himself.

Question 7

Legend of Manu

Answer 7

Indian Mythology
Man warned by fish about flood - build a boat to save himself

Question 8

Chinese mythology

Answer 8

-Yu the Great, the Tamer of the flood,

-successfully dredged the land to provide outlets to the sea for the water.

Question 9

Yu the Great, called …

Answer 9

-The Tamer of the Flood
-A savior hero
-Chinese

Question 10

Great Mississippi Flood

Answer 10

-1927
-Mississippi USA

Question 11

North Sea Flood

Answer 11

-1953
-caused by heavy storm
Netherlands, England, Belgium, and Scotland

Question 12

Katrina

Answer 12

Major Hurricane
-80% of new Orleans
-USA
-2005
-destroyed leeves and storm walls