Native American Creation Myths

What is the main purpose of a creation myth?

• explain the unexplainable

• tell where life came from

• tell of customs and institutions

• tell how something started

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By the animals talking in the myths - what literary device is being used?

• hyperbole
• simile
• personification
• metaphor

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Native American myths are mostly _______ myths.

• Natural

• Hero

• Origin

• Good

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Origin myths are usually about the _______ of the world.

• Creation

• Destruction

• Natural

• Animals

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Myths are _____ about early history of people.

• stories

• songs

• factual events

• notes

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How were Native American myths passed from one generation to the next?

• they were written in books

• they were told in stories from one generation to the next

• they were painted on pyramid walls

• they were written on their pottery

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"The World on Turtle's Back" explains the origin of?

• The sky
• The sea
• The earth
• Where animals come from

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How does the earth form in “The World on the Turtle’s Back”?

• The woman brought dirt with her from

  Sky World and it fell into the ocean causing it to grow.

• The Great Spirit forms it when he steps down from the Sky World and touches the areas he wants to create.

• Land already exists before the woman arrives.

• A muskrat brings up soil from the ocean bottom, and the woman plants the roots in them.

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Identify a common characteristic of Native American creation myths.

• They often involve a single god creating the world.

• They frequently include animals as central figures in the creation process.

• They typically describe the creation of the world in seven days.

• They usually focus on the creation of humans first.

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What was one of the biggest reasons Native Americans told stores?

• Explain the unknown

• Tell where children came from

• To hype the newest Episodes of Naruto and Borato

• To explain wartime traditions

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