Crash Course Creation Myths Part 1

What is the term used to describe creation stories that imagine a universe created out of nothing?

• Ex nihilo

• Chaos

• The Big Bang

• Primordial

Which mythological text contains the well-known ex nihilo creation story in the Western world?

• The Popul Vuh

• The Book of Genesis

• The Theogony

• The Kono Myth

In the Egyptian creation myth, what rises from the primeval waters?

• The sun

• The moon

• The stars

• The Earth

What is the term used to describe the primal void or state of uniform nondifferentiation that precedes the creation of the world in most creation myths?

• Chaos

• Ex nihilo

• The Big Bang

• Primordial

In the Kono creation myth, what does the god Alatangana think Sa's house needs?

• More light

• More plants

• More animals

• More water

According to the Maya creation myth, how many times does creation occur?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

In the Maya creation myth, what is the first thing created?

• The Earth

• The sky

• The animals

• The plants

What is the term used to describe the explosion of light that marks the beginning of the Big Bang?

• Ex nihilo

• Chaos

• The Word

• The Green Dragon

In the Big Bang creation story, what fills the Universe?

• Water

• Fire

• Air

• Earth

What is the common element in many creation myths that represents the source of life?

• Water

• Fire

• Air

• Earth