The World on the Turtle's Back Benchmark Review

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