9SSC Maori Creation Mythology Flashcards

1

'The Nothingness' in Maori is

Te Kore
Te Po
Papa
Rangi

2

what does Rangi mean?

Earth
Father
Mother
Sky

3

What does Papa mean?

Earth
Sky
Food
Money

4

How many children did Papatuinuku and Ranginui have?

over 50
between 10 and 50
between 1 and 10
none

5

The blood from rangi became..

both
the sunset
neither
the red earth

6

Myths helped ancient cultures to

Entertain themselves
Create great worksd of art
Understand their world

7

Most children agreed that who should push their parents apart?

Maui
Tane
Hercules
Tawhiri

8

The gods were all trapped ______________ when they were born?

in time
in the night
between their parents
in the nothingness

9

Rangi and papa were originally so close because

they were forced toether
they were stuck
they were in love

10

Which child was angry?

Tawhiri
Papa
Steve
Maui

11

Mythology is part of what SSC topic?

Cultural Studies
None
Geography
History

12

The blood from papa became..

The sunset
The sun
The waterfalls
The red earth

13

Te Po means

The day
space
nothing
The night

14

What does this myth explain?

none of these
creation of the world
where maui came from
where just NZ came from

15

Ranginui and Papatuanuku are known as..

sky father and the earth mother
The space father and tree mother
The sky mother and earth father
The space mother and tree father

9SSC Maori Creation Mythology

Questions 15

9SSC Maori Creation Mythology

Questions 15