The World on the Turtle's Back Benchmark Review
Across
- 2. a traditional story that explains beliefs or natural events
- 6. the world above where the gods live
- 7. the harmony created by the opposing forces of the twins
- 11. the sacred plant that grows from the mother’s heart
- 12. the twin who represents truth, goodness, and order
- 13. the central message or idea of a story
- 14. corn, beans, and squash that grow from the mother’s grave
- 15. the Earth-Diver who brings soil from the ocean floor
- 16. the Native American people whose creation myth is told in the story
- 17. the brothers who represent opposing forces in the world
Down
- 1. the twin who represents deception, darkness, and disorder
- 3. the creature who carries the woman on his back
- 4. the woman’s mother who favors the left-handed twin
- 5. the struggle between the opposing twins
- 6. the use of objects or images to represent larger ideas
- 8. the grandmother’s head placed in the sky to watch over the night
- 9. the sacred tree at the center of the Sky-World
- 10. the formation of the earth, plants, animals, and people