University Of Phoenix Material Cosmic Myth Worksheet

University Of Phoenix Material Cosmic Myth Worksheet

Choose two myths from each of the following myth categories: creation, flood, afterlife, and apocalypse. Answer the following questions for all eight myths.


Creation Myths

Myth 1: The Big Bang
Religion or culture of origin:   Scientific origin
Myth 2:
Adam and Eve Religion or culture of origin: Christianity, Hebrew, Jewish.

• Who created the world?

o Myth 1: A Comet

o Myth 2: God created Adam and a wife from Adam named Eve

• Who were the main characters involved? What was the process?

o Myth 1: No one. A very hot piece of matter expanded to the point that it exploded and it created planets.

o Myth 2: God created the Heavens and the Earth. First God made the Earth, then he divided the light from the darkness and made day and night. He created the plants and lakes, the animals and everything else. Then he created a man named Adam, followed by a woman named Eve who he created from his ribs.

• What was the motivation to create the world?

o Myth 1: Science

o Myth 2: It was God’s intentions.

• How did humankind come into being?

o Myth 1: Apes evolved into mankind / humans.

o Myth 2: Adam and Eve was created by God. Eve was created from Adam by God for companionship.

• Did the original creator maintain involvement in the newly created world?

o Myth 1: Science? Sure.

o Myth 2: Yes, He is considered to be still playing part in everybody’s lives today.


Flood Myths

Myth 1: Noah’s Ark
Religion or culture of origin: Hebrew
Myth 2: Yu Religion or culture of origin: Chinese

• Who or what caused the flood?

o Flood Myth 1: God

o Flood Myth 2: Nature / unknown

• Who were the main characters involved?

o Flood Myth 1: God, Noah and his family, the animals.

o Flood Myth 2: Shu Ching (Ti), Kun, Yu, and Yao / Shun

• What was the motivation for causing the flood?

o Flood Myth 1: God did not like the way that the humans were acting, except for Noah so he saved him and cleansed the rest of the...