Mythology and Folklore Unit 5

The Hindu religion contains texts that speak of over 300 million gods.

What did the Greeks believe caused volcanic eruptions?

What notable history book included fairy tales and legends as well as more typical history?

What did the three treasures of the Japanese emperor represent?

How did many European cultures interpret the existence of volcanos?

The Norse and Egyptian religions are classified as which type?

Elena encounters a real-world kappa! Which technique would be LEAST likely to save her if the kappa were to attack?

According to Buddhist myth, where did the first tea plants come from?

What form did centers of worship take for the Aztecs?

The sun was worshipped in almost every ancient culture.

What did the Nuremberg Chronicle include in its illustrated history?

 Which modern practice is MOST similar to the concept of ethnogenesis?

What was the food and drink of the Greek gods?

What are the three treasures (imperial regalia) of Imperial Japan?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all grouped into which religious class (based on their shared “father”)?

Based on the nure-onago and harionago of Japanese folklore, what does “onago” indicate in the Japanese language?

The Western practice of folkloristics has only existed for about 50 years.

Myths and legends exist, in part, to help humans make sense of the “random” trials and tribulations of life.

What global event MOST inspired modern Western folklore studies?

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are all which type of religion?

The Métis descended from what groups?

Where did the sun and the moon come from in Aztec mythology?

For both the Japanese and the Incans, the royal families were believed to descend from what natural feature?

Which religious tradition is represented in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, painted by Michelangelo?

Who is the legendary mother of all Japanese emperors?

What is the term for Japanese folklore studies?

Where is the cave where humans were created, according to Aztec myth?

In Egyptian mythology, the pharaoh is the avatar of what god?