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Folktales/Fables/Legend/Mythology
Folktales
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Tales _____________ because no 2 people can tell a story exactly the same
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Repeated features are called ____________________
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Stories travel as people travel
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The stories change depending on the culture or audience
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_______________ __________________ had an elaborate folktale tradition before the Europeans arrived
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List some examples:
Legends
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stories handed down generation to generation
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they are ___________________
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they usually have an ____________________ basis
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List an example:
Fables
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they are _____________
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they teach a moral or _______________
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they usually involve _______________ that have human characteristics
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List an example:
Myths
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a ___________________ story
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unknown ____________________
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Not supposed to be ___________ or superstitious
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Represent deepest ______________ & _______________ of human beings
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Help ____________ people understand forces of the universe
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Originated at _____________________ Sea
 Six purposes of myths
 _______________ of the world
 ______________________ phenomena
 Teach a ______________ lesson
 Explain ______________
 Express ____________ & ______________
Greek
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_______________: god of war
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Aphrodite (Venus): __________________________
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____________: prophesy, music, & healing
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Hermes (Mercury): ________________________________
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_______________________: god of sea
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Zeus (Jupiter): _________________________________
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______________________: ruler of the underworld
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List an example:
Egyptian
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Amun: ________________________
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________________: god of embalming & the dead
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Hapy: ___________________________
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Horus: ____________________________________
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__________________: god of the dead & ruler of the underworld
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______________________: god of chaos
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___________________: god of Nile
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Thoth:___________________________________
Assyrian/Babylonian
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____________ king of the gods
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Irra is the god of _________________
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Ea is the god of __________________
Celtic
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____________ is the god of the dead and underworld
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Who is the fairy that caused a flood? ______________________
Asia
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List 2 examples of Asian myths?
Norse & Viking
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Thor: _________________________
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Friday is names after _____________________
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Hel is the goddess of the _________________________
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Home of the gods is called ________________________
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List one examples of a Norse myth:
Sumarian & Phoenician
List your favorite god/goddess and what they are known for:
List you favorite god/goddess and what they are know for: