Brothers Grimm
These two German brothers collected and published famous folktales in the 1800s.
The Brothers Grimm
Greek king of the gods who wields lightning.
Zeus
Sword-in-the-stone hero linked to Camelot.
King Arthur
This movie features a “demigod” with a winged horse and the underworld.
Hercules
A “first-hand” source created at the time is called a ______ source.
Primary
In the Grimm version of Cinderella, the stepsisters try to fit the slipper by cutting what from their feet.
Toes/heels
This hero’s one weakness gives us the phrase “_____ heel.”
Archiles
Outlaw who “steals from the rich and gives to the poor.”
Robin Hood
Disney film inspired by the legend of a young woman who takes her father’s place in the army.
Mulan
Scientists date once-living material (like charcoal) using ______ dating.
Carbon Dating
Radiocarbon Dating
Carbon 14 dating
Grimm stories were later rewritten for children by removing violent details and changing endings. This process is called A______ (making a text suitable for a new audience).
Adaptions
A wooden horse is used to enter and defeat the city of _____
Troy
This thunder god battles a world-serpent during Ragnarök.
Thor
This movie is based on “Rapunzel.”
Tangled
The study of human history through objects and sites is called ______.
Archaeology
In many early versions of Little Red Riding Hood, there is no heroic rescue at the end—Red is simply ____.
Eaten
This Trojan prince’s choice in a beauty contest helps trigger the Trojan War.
(also a modern day city in Europe
Paris
A real person whose story became legendary: this bushranger is famous for homemade armour.
Ned Kelly
This movie draws on Polynesian voyaging traditions and island stories.
Mulan
A story passed down by word of mouth over time is called an ______ tradition.
Oral Tradition
The Grimm brothers didn’t invent most of their stories—they collected them from people. These stories were first shared by being told aloud before being written down. This is called ______ tradition.
Oral
This poet is traditionally credited with composing The Iliad.
(shares his name with a Simpsons Character)
Homer
This “lost city of gold” lured European explorers in South America.
El Dorado?
Disney often changes old stories by softening violence and giving a “happier” ______.
Ending
This is the name for physical objects and remains from the past (like pottery, weapons, walls) that historians and archaeologists study.
Artefact