GROUP 10 – THE AMERICAS

THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN

1. Why does Father Sun send his children to earth?

2. When Father Sun sent his son Manco Capac and daughter Mama Ocllo Huaco, how does he tell
them to find the spot to found Cuzco?

THE MYTH OF MOON GODDESS

1. What is the name of the moon goddess in Mesoamerica mythology?

2. Why did Kinich Ahau get jealous of his brother?

THE THUNDERBIRD OF NATIVE AMERICANS

1. What does Thunderbird’s bald and curved horn symbolizes?

2. According to Native American mythology, if you saw the Thunderbird in your dreams, it means
what?

THE WOMEN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY

1. Who were the twins in the legend of The Woman who fell from the sky?
2. What do the twins represent?

QUETZALCOATL

1. In Aztec mythology Quetzalcoatl is also known as?

2. What happened to Quetzalcoatl after he realized his mistake?

COYOTE THE HUNGRY

1. The trickster figure of the Caddo tribe. It nearly always takes the shape of a man. 
2. It is the Caddo tales the trickster Coyote and his humorous attempts to catch turkeys.

THE QUEEN OF DEATH VALLEY

1. What is the reason why the daughter of the Queen of Death Valley burst into anger?
2. What did the Shoshone tribe call the origin of Death Valley before they renamed it “Death
Valley”?

THE MYTH OF THE MELTING POT

1. Who proposed the melting pot theory?

2. This theory is most commonly used to describe United States as a new world with a distinct new
breed of people from a various groups of immigrants.