Crash Course World Mythology Episode 2: Creation Part 1
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11 questions
1
In Latin, the phrase “_______ ” is used to describe myths regarding creation as coming out of nothing.
2
The best-known version in the West comes from the _______ . In this story, the main character is _______ .
2
_______ was part of an interconnected Mediterranean system, and one of its creation myths also posits a universe coming from _______ .
1
What is meant by the phrase “chaos”, according to mythologist David Leeming?
What is meant by the phrase “chaos”, according to mythologist David Leeming?
2
Chaos is what we have _______ a deity or deities roll up and provide _______ .
2
If you’re living in an ancient society, and you try to think through something as big as the creation of the universe, you probably turn your thoughts to the vastest things you were aware of: the _______ and the _______ .
1
According to theories of _______ , the idea that all life came from the sea is fairly accurate.
1
How does creation occur according to the myth from the Maya of Guatemala?
How does creation occur according to the myth from the Maya of Guatemala?
2
This myth is similar to the story of Genesis where _______ gives names to all the animals and establishing humanity’s _______ over all non-speaking creatures.
1
The _______ also qualifies as a myth because it is a significant story with staying power.
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Like all ex nihilo creation stories, this idea starts in a _______ and gives us an _______ event, one that seems to conjure _______ from _______ , heat from cold.