Myths SWYK

Question 1

What is the purpose of myths?

Answer 1

A story that people create to explain why things are the way they are.
Teach a lesson or moral.
Reflect the culture they come from.

Question 2

What are the types of myths that exist?

Answer 2

Origins of the earth.
Origins of humans.
Origin of evil.
Myths of gods and mortals.

Question 3

Who is the creator of the Mayan myth?

Answer 3

The plumed serpent and heart of sky.

Question 4

Who is the creator of the Efik myth?

Answer 4

Abassi.

Question 5

Who is the creator of the Sumerian myth?

Answer 5

Enlil the god of air.

Question 6

What/Who is the source of the world for the Sumerian myth?

Answer 6

Nammu and Anki.

Question 7

What are some common connections in afterlife myths?

Answer 7

1) The souls are led to the afterlife by a god
2) The souls are then judged in some way
3) There is a place for good souls and bad souls

Question 8

What is the Native American myth we studied?

Answer 8

Coyote steal fire for the people.

Question 9

What was the beba people myth we studied?

Answer 9

The story of sun and bat.

Question 10

MAGICAL EARTH DIRT

Answer 10

MAGICAL EARTH DIRT

Question 11

MAGICAL EARTH DIRT

Answer 11

MAGICAL EARTH DIRT

Question 12

Where are the four places a soul could end up in the Greek afterlife myth?

Answer 12

1) The Fields of Elysian
2) Asphodel Fields
3) Fields of Mourning
4) Tartarus

Question 13

What happened to you in the Greek afterlife?

Answer 13

You are led to the underworld by Hermes then are judged by their actions then go to one of the four places a soul could end up in the greek afterlife myth (Tartarus, Fields of Elysian, Fields of mourning, and the Asphodel fields.

Question 14

In the Egyptian afterlife myth when souls are judged poorly they are…

Answer 14

Eaten

Question 15

Your heart is weighed against a feather in which afterlife myth?

Answer 15

Egyptian myth

Question 16

Which god leads you to the underworld in the Egyptian afterlife myth?

Answer 16

The god Anubis

Question 17

What happens when you pass the test of the feather of Maat in the Egyptian afterlife myth?

Answer 17

You go to paradise

Question 18

What can you do in paradise? (Egyptian afterlife myth)

Answer 18

You can grant wishes to the living and there are no diseases

Question 19

What can you do in paradise? (Egyptian afterlife myth)

Answer 19

You can grant wishes to the living and there are no diseases

Question 20

Give an example of a negative confession

Answer 20

I did NOT…………..

Question 21

In the Chinese afterlife myth you are escorted by a local ______ god to the afterlife

Answer 21

Earth

Question 22

Who is the golden bridge ruled by? (Chinese afterlife myth)

Answer 22

Buhdda

Question 23

TRUE OR FALSE: The silver bridge is ruled by the jade emperor and souls become gods

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

In the Chinese afterlife myth bad souls are _______________________________

Answer 24

Punished and eventually reincarnated

Question 25

TRUE OR FALSE: You escape the rebirth cycle on the golden bridge

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

Who was the creator of the world? (Chinese myth)

Answer 26

Pan gu

Question 27

True or False: You can get a disease in the Egyptian afterlife

Answer 27

FALSE!!!!!!!!