Perhaps the most well known story of the Holy Bible is that of the creation story. In this story‚ God creates the earth in six days and rests on the seventh‚ after creating light‚ dark‚ oceans‚ and animals of all types. When he feels that there should be creatures other than animals‚ he creates man‚ in His image. He names this man Adam‚ and then creates a counterpart for his new creation‚ Eve. Adam and Eve lived together in harmony with God and all the other animals in the Garden of Eden‚ a paradise
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Creation Story Extra Credit The Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations are similar yet differ in the way in which they were created. Civilizations were created years and years ago with many mythological characters and beliefs. Religion‚ gender‚ culture‚ gods‚ and society are impact the creation of these civilizations. In each of these civilizations‚ “we” come from the same place‚ the Water. In the Egyptian creation story‚ the first thing that existed was the ocean. The ocean then laid an egg
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The Iroquois are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America. The African Bushmen‚ are the indigenous people of southern Africa. They have completely different religions‚ and completely different traditions. The African Bushmen and the Iroquois both believe that their people lived somewhere else before they came to earth. The African Bushmen believed that they were deep underground. Their god is named Kaang (Käng)‚ and he is the Great Master and Lord of All Life. Iroquois
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and the Iroquois The Cree and the Iroquois have a lot in common. Both the Cree and the Iroquois have gone through the routine Native American problems of self-determination and land controls‚ yet the Cree‚ possibly because of their sheer numbers‚ have weathered these problems much better. The Cree language is one of the few North American languages likely to survive into the next century‚ while the Iroquois Indians have been much more assimilated into the American world. The Iroquois Indians
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Hebrew vs. Babylonian Creation Stories Throughout history‚ different societies have sought to explain how the world and humanity were created. Many cultures have developed their own unique creation stories that attempt to explain how these concepts came into place. Each individual creation story gives us insight on how these ancient people viewed themselves and the world. At first glance‚ the Babylonian and Hebrew creation stories took very different routes to describe how mankind came to be.
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No two cultural or society is exactly the same. The Iroquois and Christians display how every culture has something that makes it different from any other culture. Every culture in one way or the other holds a deity of some sort to a higher status. What often differs between the cultures is the level of importance or value placed on this higher deity. The Bible places God on a level much higher than any humans could ever be on. God is seen as the almighty creator of everything in this world from
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post-columbian groups thrived in these geographical regions by developing ways of survival. I will be talking about the Iroquois in the Eastern Woodlands‚ the Cheyenne in the Great Plains‚ and the Inuit from the Arctic/Sub-Arctic. First‚ the Eastern Woodlands has rich dirt which makes it perfect for farming‚ and the Iroquois tribe were the best farmers there were in the Eastern Woodlands. The Iroquois tribe figured out that the three sisters (Corn‚ Squash‚ and beans) were the best crops to grow because they
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the four functions of ritual and explain how this ritual does or does not include the classic elements of initiation rites. 3. Contrast any two of the following four creation stories: Enuma Elish‚ Hymn to Aton‚ and the 2 creation stories in Genesis with respect to the historical context and basic narrative of each story. How would Mircea Eliade analyze these
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Nobody really knows‚ but people and cultures from all treks of the Earth have created stories or myths to help themselves understand. Myths from across the globe‚ although different in many ways‚ have the same underlying theme. The Iroquois and Dogon have differences and similarities when it comes to who created the Earth‚ why it was created‚ and what roles humans play in the becoming of the world. The Iroquois believed that life came before the Earth. That sky gods and animals existed before we
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The Iroquois were known to be from the Northeast woodlands. They were located in North America and what is now known as upper New York. The Iroquois were known for their agriculture. They grew maize‚ beans‚ squash and tobacco. Since they were close to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean they also set up fishing traps to catch fish. The Iroquois adapted to their environment by growing their own vegetables. They used natural sources such as animals and plants to make their cloth‚ weapons and tools. The
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