1. The Far East & The Pacific Islands MYTHS

2. Examine mythology from the Far East and Pacific Islands • Identify upcoming myths to read • Recognize the history and background information for upcoming myths Objectives

3. What myths will we read from the Far East and Pacific Islands? • What countries are these myths from? • When were the myths written? • What are the myths about? • What do the countries’ cultures say about the myths? Essential Questions

4. 1) I will show you five collages about certain countries or states from the Far East 2) Without shouting answers, one person must raise their hand and state their guess 3) That person pretends to be VannaWhite & touches the screen to see if they’re correct NO CHEATING! Warm-Up

6. The Creation, Death and Rebirth of the Universe

8. The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings • Chi Li Slays the Serpent

10. Amaterasu • KotanUtunnai (Ainu)

12. The Creation Cycle

14. The Taming of the Sun

15. Foursquare Notes India China Japan New Zealand & Hawaii

16. Represent a number of different cultures recorded over a wide range of time • India- Reflect culture of Indo-European peoples in 1500 B.C. • China- Reflect Han dynasty in 206 B.C.-A.D. 220. (Earliest Chinese myths) • Japan- From eighth century A.D. about Ainu people • New Zealand & Hawaii- From middle of 19th century Myths of the Far East& the Pacific Islands Timeline

17. Reflects Indo-European peoples • Involves creating universe from body of a divinity • Explains the creation of human beings • Involves regeneration and the cyclical nature of time • Dharma- a definitive pattern of righteous behavior required by that person’s position in society • Ramayana one of world’s greatest epics Indian Myths

18. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) • Earliest myths in existence • 213 B.C.- First emperor of China burned all books that were not medicine, prophecy or farming • Chi Li- A virtuous young woman risks her life for the welfare of her community • Must use creative intelligence, strength, courage and skill to conquer her adversary Chinese Myths

19. Japanese crossed the Korea Strait into Japan during the early period of the Han Dynasty • KotanUtunnai- modern transcription of a myth of the aboriginal Ainu people, who were living in Japan when the Japanese arrived Japanese Myths

20. Polynesian peoples migrated from Asia to Tahiti, and then from Tahiti to New Zealand, Hawaii & other Pacific islands • Myths determined by Polynesian people and Christian missionaries • Maori mythology has little western influence • Many Hawaiian myths changed or lost due to missionaries’ intervention in the native people’s culture New Zealand & Hawaiian Myths