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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What symbols of their presence did Australian Aborigines leave behind? | natural landmarks and rock paintings. |
| What did the Period of the Dreaming specify? | They specified the territory each human tribe was to occupy. |
| What did the story of The Dreaming give shape to? | They gave shape to the landscape and created the various forms of life, including the first human beings. |
| Thye story of the Butterflies is a story of? | New Beginnings. |
| In the story of The Butterfly their world had no what? | Death |
| In the story of The Butterfly who volunteered to look for the Cockatoo? | The caterpillers |
| Finish the quote. "The Yoruba of Nigeria believed that in the beginning"? | "there was nothing but a great, silent ocean that reached the heavens" |
| What country are the Yoruba people from? | Nigeria |
| Who brought the Yoruba people down from Heavan? | Odudua |
| What is the most important aspect of Lakota culture? | Oral Tradition |
| If the buffalo were always migrating, then it is possible that the Lakota people were always? | Moving across the country |
| Lakota people and their ancestors always hunted? | The buffalo |
| Who was an African trickster figure? | Br' er Rabbit |
| What is the name of the tool used to trap Br' er Rabbit? | Tar Baby |
| Who was the character who trapped Br' er Rabbit? | Br' er Fox |
| The tales of Iktomi's inclination for misbehavior leads many? | without a full understanding of Native American mythology. |
| People believe that Iktomi was? | is an evil figure and is not quite that simple. |
| What myth is Iktomi compared with? | The Dream Catcher |
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