LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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compassion.
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human qualities.
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godlike wisdom.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The wind represents the element of magic. It also represents the breath of life. Corn was the focus of this myth. It shows that even though animals were important, vegetation (corn) is the key to life in the Navajo culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terms in this set (20) Why was the chief of the sky spirits tired of his home in the Above World? The chief of the sky spirits carved a hole in the sky with a stone and pushed all the snow and ice down below until he made a great mound that reached from the earth almost to the sky: what was this Mount called?
Detailed explanation-3: -“When Grizzlies Walked Upright” explains the origins of human beings (first Native Americans).
Detailed explanation-4: -As his daughter started up, her father said, “But be careful not to stick your head out at the top. If you do, the wind may catch you by the hair and blow you away.” The girl hurried to the top of the mountain and stayed well inside the smoke hole as she spoke to the Wind Spirit.