History Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are the purposes of myths?
1.A story that people create in order to help explain why things are the way they are
2.Teach a lesson or a moral
3.Reflect the culture they come from
Types of Myths that Exist
1.Origins of the Earth
2.Origins of Humans
3.Origin of Evil
4.Myths about Gods and mortals
Who is the creator of the of the Sumerian myth
Enlil the god of Air
Who is the creator of the world in the Efik myth?
Abbassi
Who is the creator of the world in the Mayan myth?
The Plumed Serpent and Heart of the Sky
What story is based on the Native Americans?
Coyote steals fire for the people
What myth was based on the Beba people
The story of the Sun and Bat
In Greek mythology, in the afterlife there was 4 places you could end up in.
Fields of Elysian- a beautiful paradise
Asphodel Fields- most people end up here because they are neither bad nor good
Fields of Mourning- People who suffered great love ended here
Tartarus- Souls that are especially bad end up here and are punished
In Egyptian afterlife you must go through what to pass through to the heavens?
- The Negative Confession
- Weigh your heart
In Egyptian afterlife if the soul was judged poorly during the tests, what was the punishment?
To be eaten
In Egyptian afterlife what could the souls do if they pass the tests
They go up to paradise where there are no diseases and you can grant wishes
In Chinese afterlife who are you escorted by?
The local earth god
In Chinese afterlife the souls can choose between what?
The golden bridge or the silver bridge
In Chinese afterlife who is the golden bridge ruled by?
Golden Bridge is ruled by Buddha soul escapes from rebirth cycle
In Chinese afterlife who rules the silver bridge?
Silver Bridge is ruled by Jade Emperor and can become a god
In Chinese afterlife bad souls get punished but then….?
They eventually get reincarnated
Common Connections: souls are lead to the afterlife by a….?
God
Common Connections: after entering the afterlife souls are then ….?
Judged
Common Connections: there is a place for …. And ….
Good and bad souls
Who is the source of the world in the Sumerian myth
Nammu and anki
In Egyptian afterlife what do you weigh you heart against?
Feather of truth
In Egyptian afterlife who takes you to the underworld
Anubis
In Greek afterlife you get judged by your…?
Actions
In Greek afterlife … takes you to the underworld
Hermes
