COMPARISON MATRIX – Creation Myths



|COMPARISON MATRIX – Creation Myths |

|There are 12 boxes to fill in and 1 personal observation/reflection question for you to answer under the chart. This personal observation/reflection question is worth 10 points and must have at least 50 words. |

|Characteristics/Traits |Adapted from: Copyright © - Hawaii Geographic Alliance | |

| |July, 2002. All Rights Reserved. NCVPS REVISED 07/25/2010 | |

| |Inuit |Mayan | List at least one similarity or difference you notice for each | |

| | | |characteristic/trait. I have provided an example for the first one. | |

|How was the world created? |The Raven beat his wings, and this created the |The two gods (Tepeu and Gucumatz) came together. The |Both myths have bird imagery. The Inuit myth mentions earth and | |

|  |earth and the waters. |world was dark, and the feathers of these two gods |water, and the Mayan myth mentions the two colors of blue and green | |

| | |glittered with the blue and green colors. Whatever |which might be symbolic of earth and water. The Inuit myth has one | |

| | |they thought happened, and this was how the world was |bird responsible for the creation of the world while the Mayan myth | |

| | |created. |has two gods responsible for the creation of the world. | |

|Who is responsible for creating humans/| | | | |

|animals/ nature?  | | | | |

|Who are the major characters? | | | | |

|What natural phenomena are involved | | | | |

|(weather, animals, customs, etc)? | | | | |

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|What message or moral is conveyed? | | | | |

|Think about the lesson we are to learn.| | | | |

|Personal Observation/Reflection: In a response of least 50 words, reflect on what we might learn from the similarities and differences between creation myths of different cultures and beliefs. In your response, |

|consider whether your own personal belief system or religion has any similarities or differences when compared to the Intuit and Mayan creation myths. |

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