Unit 5 The Social Significance – Flashcards
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Polytheism
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The belief in more than one god
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Examples of Sacred Myths
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Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism
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Primitive Myths
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explain the natural world
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Examples of Place and Object Myths
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Constellations, Fountain of Youth, and The Holy Grail
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Monotheism
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worship of a god who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent
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Nuremberg Chronicle
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tells the history of the world through a biblical view
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Tecucistecatl
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city built around a myth
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ethnogenesis
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common ancestry
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Egyptian
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believed their leaders were the embodiment of a god
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Powers of Nature
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The I-Ching consisted of 8 trigrams that represented these
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Hawaii
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origin of a volcano legend of a deity's bad temper
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Japanese and Incan
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these cultures' royal families were descendants of the sun deity
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Aurora Borealis
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the spirits of the dead playing football with a walrus skull
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Nectar
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gave immortality to those who drink it
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Valhalla
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made up of spears and shields
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False
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In monotheistic societies, the gods and goddesses often walk among men.
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False
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Pagan myths are usually characterized by omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent deities.
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True
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"Place and Object" myths exist in monotheistic and polytheistic societies.
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True
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Myths and legends unite cultures by giving people a shared purpose and common belief.
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True
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The Nuremberg Chronicle tells the history of the world based on the sacred myths in the Bible.
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False
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The Chinese trace their ancestral line to the Avatar of Manu.
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False
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Fu Xi and his sister were the only survivors after a great earthquake.
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True
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Viking culture glorified battle.
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True
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When children play make-believe, they are often dramatizing myths and legends.
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False
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Bogeyman legends were created to frighten children.
