Creation and Destruction Review Mrs. Wesley’s Jeopardy Review Game
Dec 27, 2015
Creation and Destruction Review
Mrs. Wesley’s Jeopardy Review Game
Pattern of Destruction
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Creation Myths/Characters Myth Purpose Vocab
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Answer: Arete
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• Niobe’s status as a Queen and the birth of her 14 children is her:
• Nemesis• Ate• Arete• Or hubris
Ate*
• Arachne weaving a tapestry to ridicule the immortal gods is an example of ____
Excessive Pride*
• Define hubris:
Arete – Hubris – Ate – Nemesis*
• Name the pattern of destruction in the correct order, along with their definition
RebellionPride
Desire for rebirthIgnorance
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• Name four major causes of destruction
Who was the first being in the Greek Creation Myths
• Gaea
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Name the four steps in the pattern of Creation
• Chaos – Old Rule – Power Struggle – New Rule
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Uranus and Cronus were similar because
• They both were afraid of their children overthrowing their rule
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Gaea creates the sickle. What purpose of myths does this serve?
• To explain a technological advancement.
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Zeus rule can be compared to our ______. Give one example HOW
• Democracy • Establishes a council
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Zeus wants to destroy the bronze race of mortals because they are_____
• Arrogant/hubristic
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Arachne is turned into a
• Spider
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Pandora and Eve are both similar because..
• They are both tempted by their curiosity, which lead to evil in the world
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The myth of Prometheus and the Fall of Man are similar because
• They both bring knowledge into the world
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The Greek flood and Christian Flood are different because…
• Zeus did not think about any surviving mortals to procreate where God did.
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One purpose of myths is to access language and coded messages in our society. Provide an example of this
from a myth we have read.
• Answers may vary but can include
• Babel, Axis, Arachnid
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One purpose of myths is to explain the physical world. Name 2 examples of this. - The myth and creation
• Answers may vary but can include:– Lycaon – The wolf– Arachne – The spider– Daedalus and Icarus – Perdix/Partridge
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One purpose of myths is to explain societal structures – Which myth explains the ancient roles of men
and women
• Adam and Eve• *
Phaethon, Icarus, and Prometheus are similar because the main characters ______
against authoritative decisions.
• Rebelled
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One purpose is to show us positive and negative role models. Give an
example for each.
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What behavior/problem can you identify in the First Murder
• Jealousy• Murder
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Creation – DestructionNight – Day
Democracy – DictatorshipBirth – Death
These are example of _____
• Antithetical Patterns/ Antithesis: Opposing ideas
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An adjective, descriptive phrase or label expressing a quality regarded as characteristic of the person or
thing mentioned.
• Epithet
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Ethnocentrism
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• Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
Xenia *
• The Greek concept of hospitality, or generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. It is often translated as "guest-friendship"
Archetype*
• A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Allusion *
• A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusions are often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events.
Golden Mean *
• The ideal moderate position between two extremes
Matriarchal *
• Of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by women