HISTORY AS MYSTERYHISTORY AS MYSTERY

CREATION MYTHSCREATION MYTHS

You are the investigator!You are the investigator!

Materials necessary to conduct your Materials necessary to conduct your investigation:investigation:

1. Find Out Q’s (HW)1. Find Out Q’s (HW)

2. Pen or Pencil2. Pen or Pencil

3. Highlighter3. Highlighter

4. DBQ Materials4. DBQ Materials

THINGS WE KNOW: THINGS WE KNOW:

Monotheistic: Monotheistic:

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Polytheistic: Polytheistic:

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FIND OUT FIND OUT Q’SQ’S

JUDEO-CHRISTIAN: being historically JUDEO-CHRISTIAN: being historically related to both Judaism and related to both Judaism and Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian Christianity; "the Judeo-Christian tradition; monotheistic tradition; monotheistic

What part of the world did this belief What part of the world did this belief emerge? ______________________emerge? ______________________

Greek Greek MythologyMythologyPolytheisticPolytheistic

Chief God: ______________Chief God: ______________Other Things I know about the Greeks: Other Things I know about the Greeks:

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Hindu Creation MythHindu Creation Myth Of or relating to the Hindus and Of or relating to the Hindus and

their culture. Hinduism: their culture. Hinduism: IndiaIndia PolytheisticPolytheistic Aryans: ________________________________Aryans: ________________________________ Caste System: Caste System:

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Norse Creation Norse Creation MythMyth

Of or relating to Norway or its Of or relating to Norway or its people, language, or culture. people, language, or culture. Located in Scandinavia: Norway, Located in Scandinavia: Norway,

Sweden, FinlandSweden, FinlandThings I know about the Vikings: Things I know about the Vikings:

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Australian Australian Aboriginal MythAboriginal Myth

Of or relating to Of or relating to

aborigines. aborigines. Aboriginal:Aboriginal: Of or relating Of or relating

to the indigenous to the indigenous

peoples of Australia. peoples of Australia.

Things I know about Australia: Things I know about Australia: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mesopotamian MythMesopotamian MythEnuma ElishEnuma Elish

““Land between two Land between two rivers”rivers”

-Polytheistic-Polytheistic

How did the people How did the people living in the Tigris-living in the Tigris-Euphrates River Euphrates River Valley feel about their Valley feel about their gods? gods? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Japanese Creation MythJapanese Creation Myth

Archipelago:Archipelago:Chain of islandsChain of islands

What do you know What do you know about Japan?about Japan?

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Maori MythMaori Myth

Native people of New Zealand.

Where in the world is New Zealand? _________________________

What are the similarities in the What are the similarities in the myths?myths?

Why do these different cultures have Why do these different cultures have such similar ideas?such similar ideas?

What do these similarities tell us What do these similarities tell us about human nature?about human nature?

YOUR JOB as investigator is to find out: