Chinese Creation Myth

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Across
  1. 2. – A being responsible for making the world
  2. 6. – A story explaining origins or nature.
  3. 7. – Giant who separated the sky and land.
  4. 8. – Disaster caused when the world was damaged.
  5. 9. – The lower world formed during the separation.
  6. 11. – Material used to shape the first people.
  7. 13. – Tool used to quickly create many people.
  8. 14. – Many natural features came from the giant.
  9. 15. – Powerful beings in mythology.
  10. 16. – Animal Nüwa is often shown partly as.
  11. 17. – The giant’s form became parts of nature.
  12. 18. – What cracked and caused disasters.
  13. 20. – A traditional story passed down over time.
  14. 22. – Beings shaped by Nüwa.
  15. 23. – The glowing object seen at night.
Down
  1. 1. – The being responsible for forming the world.
  2. 3. – What Nüwa did after the sky broke.
  3. 4. – Moving air connected to the giant’s breath.
  4. 5. – Goddess who formed the first humans.
  5. 6. – Wet earth used when forming people.
  6. 9. – The cosmic object the giant emerged from.
  7. 10. – The upper world pushed upward during creation.
  8. 11. – The beginning of the world explained by the myth.
  9. 12. – Everything formed after chaos separated.
  10. 13. – Flowing water said to come from his blood.
  11. 15. – The role of Nüwa in the story.
  12. 18. – A bright object in the sky after creation.
  13. 19. – Colorful materials melted to mend the sky.
  14. 21. – The state before the universe formed.
  15. 23. – Landforms created from parts of the giant.