World Literature Midterm Assessment

It is the creation and literary expression of an individual or collective nature, whether orally or in writing, in which it is expressed from linguistic elements and cultural elements typical of indigenous peoples.

• Indigenous Culture

• Indigenous Tradition

• Indigenous literature

• Indigenous Arts

It is a temple that is built to honor all the gods of ancient Greece and Rome. It is also a place of worship dedicated to all the gods of a particular country or group of people.

• Pantheon

• Synagogue

• Church

• Mosque

It is the study of stories of creation, good versus evil, life and death, god and the afterlife, and all other cultures that have uniquely expressed their beliefs and values through timeless fables.

• Mythology

• Astrology

• Archeology

• History

It is a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin and at least partly traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events and that is especially associated with religious belief. It is also distinguished from symbolic behaviour (like cult and its rituals) and other symbolic places or objects (temples and icons).

• Tradition

• Myth

• Culture

• Legend

This term was formerly meant a tale about a saint or the heroic deed of a person. It is a traditional story (or group of stories) told about a particular person or place. It may resemble to folktales in content but they may include supernatural beings, elements of mythology, or explanations of natural phenomena that are associated with a particular locality or person and are told as a matter of history.

• Tradition

• Myth

• Culture

• Legend

It is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation through the community's historical conventions, unwritten laws, oral histories, and alike.

• Tradition

• Myth

• Culture

• Legend

Below are some of the examples of indigenous literature EXCEPT:

• The Bible

• The Pocahontas

• The Little Mermaid

• Dandansoy

These are horse like animals with a single horn from ancient mythology. This mythical creature is found in many places such as Mesopotamia, India, Greece, and China.

• Cyclops

• Dragons

• Goblins

• Unicorns

These are giant serpent-like and winged monsters that have been featured in many myths from all around the world. There are some cultures that believe that these creatures are not in fact mythical, but rather giant creatures who had previously died out, like dinosaurs.

• Cyclops

• Dragons

• Goblins

• Unicorns

These mythical creatures subsist by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. It is present in European folklore describing the undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited while they were alive.

• Cyclops

• Dragons

• Goblins

• Vampires