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What are the 7 main groups of mythology?

A 
Greek/Roman,
Middle Eastern,
Far East & Pacific Islands,
Northern Europe, British Islands,
North & South America,
Africa
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What Mgroup was “The Cradle of Civilization” ?

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ME

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What Mgroup has the “Enuma elish” ?

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Middle Eastern – Specifically: Babylonian/Sumerian

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What is the oldest recorded literature in the world?

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“The Epic of Gilgamesh” —2500BC

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What Mgroup has both polytheistic gods and zoomorphic gods?

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Middle Eastern – Specifically: Egyptian

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The Middle Eastern Mgroup is considered to consist of which modern countries?

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Iraq, Iran, & Syria

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What are the two divisions of the Middle Eastern Mgroup?

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Babylonian/Sumerian,

Egyptian

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What time are most Babylonian/Sumerian record from?

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700BC

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The “Epic of Gilgamesh” is a _____ story.

A

Hero

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What story from Babylonia/Sumerian was written on clay tablets from the library of Assyrian King Ashurbanipal?

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“The Epic of Gilgamesh”

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What Edda is referred to as the “Elder Edda” ?

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POETIC Edda

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What Edda is referred to as the “Younger Edda” ?

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PROSE Edda

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What country are the Poetic and Prose Eddas from?

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Iceland

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Who wrote the Eddas?

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Snorri Sturluson

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What Mgroup do the Eddas belong to?

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Northern Europe

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The mythology from the Northern Europe Mgroup is also referred to as _____?

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Norse/Teutonic mythology

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What modern countries make up the Northern Europe Mgroup?

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Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, & some England

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The “Myth of Siguard” is what Mgroup’s hero story (similar to Iliad)?

A

Northern Europe

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19
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gods in Northern Europe Mgroup have _____ qualities & _____?

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human; weaknesses

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Mythology for the British Islands Mgroup is also called what?

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Germanic/Celtic mythology

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What modern countries make up the Bristish Islands Mgroup?

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Southwest Germany, Britain, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, & some France

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“Lebor Gabala Erenn” translates to _____.

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“Irish Book of Conquests”

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What is the “Lebor Gabala Erenn” ?

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the folklore/history of Ireland

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What is the earliest existing epic in Germanic literature?

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“Beowulf”

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What Mgroup had the stories of King Arthur?

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British Islands

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26
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“Lebor Gabala Erenn” is a book of stories for which Mgroup?

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Bristish Islands

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27
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The collection of King Arthur stories is called _____.

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“La Morte D’Arthur”

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What modern countries make up the Far East & Pacific Islands Mgroup?

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India, China, Japan, Polynesian Islands, New Zealand, Tahiti

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What Mgroup does “The Ramayana” belong to?

A

Far East & Pacific Islands

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30
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Who wrote “The Ramayana” ?

A

Valmiki

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31
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What is “The Ramayana” ?

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a CREATION hero story from about 200-100BC; Hindu

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32
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“The Mahabharata” belongs to which Mgroup?

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Far East & Pacific Islands

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33
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What is “The Mahabharata” ?

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an epic poem written about Hinduism & Philosophy*more than 78,000 verses= one of longest epic poems written in the world

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34
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True/False: the gods of Far East & Pacific Islands Mgroup are NOT omnipotent (all-powerful).

A

TRUE

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35
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What Mgroup has a belief in reincarnation?

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Far East & Pacific Islands

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36
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The earliest myths for the Far East & Pacific Islands Mgroup are from _____ around _____BC.

A

India; 1500

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What book in the Far East & Pacific Islands Mgroup is associated with the Japanese?

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“Kotan Utannai”

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The myths from the Chinese of the FE&PI Mgroup are from which dynasty?

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Han Dynasty (from 206BC)

39
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All other works for the Chinese of the FE&PI Mgroup were burned by who?

A

A Chinese emperor

40
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True/False: Polynesian myths for the FE&PI Mgroup vary from island to island such as Maori (New Zealand) to Hawaii.

41
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List some North American tribe examples.

A

Navajo, Iroquois, Seneca, Choctaw, Apache, Cherokee, Pawnee, Sioux, etc.

42
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List some South American tribes.

A

Aztec, Inca, Trio, Toltec, etc.

43
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Why did the mythology of the Americas Mgroup have hundreds of beliefs & gods/goddesses?

A

It was made from hundreds of tribes/languages.

44
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What Mgroup often had blood sacrifices (animal & human) in their stories?

A

The Americas

45
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What Mgroup commonly had cannibalism in stories?

A

The Americas

46
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The myths of the Americas Mgroup were often _____&_____ myths.

A

Creation & fertility

47
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_____ myths that often included animals such as coyotes, spiders, monkeys, humans, etc. were also common in the Americas Mgroup.

48
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List some of the countries associated with the Africa Mgroup.

A

Congo, Ethiopa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, etc.

49
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List some tribes associated with the Africa Mgroup.

A

Ashanti, Bantu, Ibo, Pygmy, Yoruba, Zulu, etc.

50
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What Mgroup was monotheistic?

51
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What Mgroup is henotheistic?

52
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What word associated with African mythology means that the tribes recognized that other tribes worshipped gods different than their own?

A

henotheism

53
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In the Africa Mgroup, gods _______ humans generally but are usually _______ with them.

A

Ignore; dissatisfied

54
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What Mgroup has “ancestral spirits”?

55
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What does it mean to believe in ancestral spirits?

A

Believe that soul lives on after death.

56
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I’m the Africa Mgroup ______ do NOT normally interact with humans but _______ DO.

A

gods; ancestral spirits

57
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In what Mgroup did humans build “ladder” to Heaven (not successfully)?

58
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______ are messengers to the gods; messages are usually misunderstood (in the Africa Mgroup)

59
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Elephants appear in many stories in what Mgroup?

60
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TOM: _______: Viracocha from the Tiahuanaco culture

A

N&S America

61
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TOM: _______: Gassier’s lute story

62
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TOM: _______: Humans were created from Kingu’s blood

63
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TOM: _______: The Treta, Dvapara, and Kali Yugas are important

64
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TOM: _______: There was a one hundred year flood

65
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TOM: _______: Ginnungagap, Muspelheim, and NIflheim are named

66
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TOM: _______: In a story similar to the Cronus and Uranus story, Ea defeats Apsu

67
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TOM: _______: There is an explanation for why the sun travels quickly across the sky

68
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TOM: _______: Manco Copa and Mama Ocllo Huaco are important

A

N&S America

69
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TOM: _______: The story of Quetzalcoatl

A

N&S America

70
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TOM: _______: Ragnorak is the end of the world

71
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TOM: _______: There is a weaving contest and a chameleon is the judge

72
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TOM: _______: The god Dagda has the Cauldron of Plenty which feeds every person exactly what he or she deserves

73
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TOM: _______: Brahma created everything from his own body

74
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TOM: _______: The ages of humans: 1st race of Ladhra, 2nd race of Partholon, 3rd race of Nemed

75
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TOM: _______: Mjollner is the name of a famous hammer

76
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TOM: _______: King Nuado had to give up his throne because he lost his arm in battle, but the arm was later restored so he got his throne back

77
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TOM: _______: Obatala created earth and humans (some of whom were deformed because he drank wine while creating them)

78
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TOM: _______: Includes the Mother Earth goddess Eriu

79
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TOM: _______: Puts forth the idea of reincarnation

80
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TOM: _______: There is a war between a creator (Tiamet) and her offspring (Marduk) - similar to the Titanomachia

81
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TOM: _______: Includes magic (red paste on lips as protection), the Tablet of Destinies, and a band of eleven demons

82
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TOM: _______: gods create a gold chain to reach from the heavens to the waters below

83
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TOM: _______: Humans are created from the armpit sweat of Ymir

84
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TOM: _______: Ayar Cachi, Ayar Ucho, and Ayar Manco establish the city of Cuzco

A

N&S America

85
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TOM: _______: A goddess, Coatlicue “sweeps” the heavens twice a day, causing both day and night

A

N&S America

86
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TOM: _______: A race of giants called the Fomorians are the enemy

87
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TOM: _______: The great goddess is Mawu; her sons are Sagbata and Sogbo

88
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TOM: _______: A cow named Audhumla licked a salty block of ice and created the gods

89
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TOM: _______: Each great age is 4,320,000 years, and the ages that make it up last for 1,728,000 years

90
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TOM: _______: A year-end festival on the night before Samain is what we now celebrate as Halloween

91
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TOM: _______: Includes a story of a roadway, that humans see as a rainbow, between Asgard and the earth

92
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TOM: _______: The hundreds of Yoruba gods take human form and enjoy spending time with the humans

93
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TOM: _______: Includes explanations for hurricanes, cyclones, and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

94
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TOM: _______: A god’s enemy/alter ego caused humans to sing themselves to death

A

N&S America

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