1. Legends
and
Myths

2. Folk Literature
Develops in every culture and reflects the history and beliefs of the people who create it.

3. Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
Oral Tradition
Stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.

4. Legends
Stories about the past believed to be based on real events or people…everything is larger than life and supernatural.

5. Myths
A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods, interactions between gods and humans, or natural events.

6. How are Legends and Myths Different?
A legend is based on real events in the past.
A myth is based on completely fictional events

7. How are Legends and Myths Alike?
Both reflect the culture.
Both are based on oral tradition.
Both CAN teach a lesson or value.
Both CAN explain natural events

8. Mayan and Aztec Culture

16. Where did they go?
The ancient people of Central and South America began to disappear when the Europeans arrived.
Some were killed, some died of disease, and others abandoned their cultures to fit in with the new leaders.
Pieces of the ancient cultures still remain largely due to oral tradition.

17. The Legend Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl Pronounced…
“Po-po-ka-te-pet-el” and “East-la-see-wah-tel”
Based in reality (Tay-nock-teet-lan)
There really was such a place and there was a very powerful emperor who went to war.
Explains a natural event
The creation and eruption of two large volcanoes. These volcanoes really exist.