Compare And Contrast: Myths And Cultures

Read the passage from "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida." Once away from the Sky Chief, Raven released the Sun from its confinement. Light shone across the entire earth, illuminating mountains, rivers, and oceans. Raven no longer had to fly through the dark. But in Raven's travels, he saw that there was no one to take care of the earth. He landed on a beach and stopped to think about how to solve this problem. Read the passage from "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand." In a rage, Tû opened his mouth and ate his brothers to punish them for their cowardice. Tû's descendants became the Mâori, the humans who are able to master anything that they decide to conquer: the forest, the sea, the food, and the earth. Only Tawhiri escapes Tû's wrath, and still today the Mâori battle against the hurricanes he sends from above. What similarity between the two myths do these passages illustrate?

In "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida," which evidence best helps the reader infer that the Haida might find it acceptable behavior to play tricks on one another?

Based on "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida," the reader can infer that the Haida

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In "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand," which evidence best helps the reader infer that the Maori people live in a difficult climate?

Read the passage from "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand." In his anger, Tû chopped down the forests to find Tâne and threw him into a basket. Next, Tû searched out Haumia and Rongo by digging into the soft earth, putting them into the basket as well. At last, Tû made nets to capture Tangora's fish, and lured Tangora into the basket. In a rage, Tû opened his mouth and ate his brothers to punish them for their cowardice. Tû's descendants became the Mâori, the humans who are able to master anything that they decide to conquer: the forest, the sea, the food, and the earth. What can be inferred about how the Maori feel about the land they live on?

Based on the myths "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" and "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida," one way the Maori culture most differs from the Haida culture is that the Maori culture

What is one way that "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" contrasts with "The Raven and the First Men: The Beginnings of the Haida"?

Read the passage from "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand." Light flooded into the world that had been created between Rangi and Papa. The brothers rejoiced, and were amazed to find that in the dark, they had birthed many children—the first humans! These offspring fell to Papa, and were warmly received by the earth, their new home. Which excerpt from the passage best allows the reader to infer that the Maori people felt cared for by the earth?

To understand the values expressed in a myth, what are the best elements in the story for a reader to consider? Check all that apply.