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Reading Comprehension -Myths

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  • What was the first animal that survived the old World in the story "And he sang"?
    The crow.
  • How did the Great Spirit feel when he created the new World?
    He was very happy.
  • Describe the picture:
    This is a mold of a fossil.
  • Why do scientists often make a replica of a fossil?
    They make it to study the fossils and to keep the original fossils in a safe place.
  • What can paleontologists learn about fossils?
    They can figure out how big an animal or plant was; they can get an idea of the shape and weight. They can guess what it atte and how it moved.
  • How did the Great Spirit create the oceans, lakes, and rivers?
    He began to cry. His tears created the oceans, lakes, and rivers.
  • What do people called "Fossil Hunters" do?
    They search for fossils for fun or as a hobby.
  • What did Great Spirit ask the animals to bring him from undewater?
    Bring me some mud.
  • Describe the picture:
    This is a cast of a fossil.
  • What were the colors of the new world created by Coyote-People-Moon?
    Yellow - red - black - white
  • What did Great Spirit need to create the new world?
    He needed mud to create the new world.
  • How do scientists classify fossils?
    Body Fossils and Trace Fossils.
  • Describe the picture:
    This is a replica of a fossil.
  • What language did Coyote-People-Moon? give to the Shamans?
    The Kiliwa language.
  • Why was it impossible for the Shamans to answer to the god? (Out of Darkness)
    Because the god had forgotten to give them a language.
  • What are these?
    Footprints
  • Who was Coyote-People_Moon in the Kiliwa Myth?
    He was the God of magic and wisdom.
  • What does a Paleontologist do?
    They study prehistoric plants and animals and investigate fossils.
  • How did Coyote-People-Moon call the new Earth?
    He called it The Land of the Blessed People.
  • How was the "before world" according to the Lakota Creation Myth?
    It had clear skies, broad plains, wide rivers and high mountains, but all the creation was off balance.
  • What was the name of the two Mountains created by Coyote-People-Moon?
    Mountain of Man and Mountain of the Shamans.
  • Describe the picture:
    Those are impressions of plants.
  • What did the Great Spirit have in his pipe bag?
    It held all the animals and birds of the world.
  • How does Great Spirit name the new Continent?
    Turtle Continent.
  • Describe the picture.
    Animal in amber. The amber is created by trees' resin and some animals get fossilized when it dries and becomes amber.
  • Describe Trace Fossils.
    They are animal tracks, such as footprints.
  • Describe body fossils.
    They can be parts such as shells, teeth, and bones.
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