Persephone
The goddess of the earth who cared for all the crops
Who was Demeter?
dog with three fierce heads and a tail that was a live dragon
Who is Cerberus?
The god of corn and the god of medicine in the Mayan culture
Who are Yum Kaax and Ixchel?
Wanted to start a new life away from his family in Guatemala City
Who is Tomas?
India was separated into itself and Pakistan in 1947
What happened due to the disagreements between the Hindus and Muslims?
Demeter's beautiful daughter who was lonely
Who was Persephone?
No stalk of grain or blade of grass would grow
How did Demeter curse the earth because of the loss of her daughter?
Major city of the Mayan people
What is Tikal?
Tomas was the "man of the house"
What happened when his father disappeared during the civil war?
British company that ruled India from 1757 to 1857
What is the East India Company?
The concern about Persephone going to play with the sea nymphs
What is the danger of other gods playing tricks on Persephone?
Consequence of tasting of morsel of food in the Underworld
Why would Persephone never be able to leave?
Mayan people were far ahead of their time
What is writing, making books and calendars, and how to map the stars and planets?
Fell down a hole when looking for signs of plunder from stone poachers
What is falling into the tomb of Yum Kaax?
The Indian Rebellion of 1857
What happened because the Indian soldiers thought the cartridges were covered with beef and pork fat?
God of the Underworld
Who is Hades?
Because no food would grow and the people were going hungry
Why did Zeus send Hermes to tell Hades to let her go?
Game of basketball and soccer combined
What is Pok-a-tok?
Delfina and her dog Pisto discovered Tomas in the tomb
How did Tomas and Delfina find the mural of the Corn God?
Born in 1869, he led the Indian people to independence in 1947
Who was Mahatma Gandhi?
The only thing my palace needs is a woman to cheer the rooms
Why did Hades kidnap Persephone?
For six month every year the plants of the earth grow
What happens when Persephone lives with her mother on earth?
What is the government tried to force the Mayan to speak Spanish and give up their beliefs?
The National Museum in Guatemala City sent a curator to inspect the mural
How did Tomas know he counted?
Changing the world peacefully by refusing to follow unjust laws
What is nonviolence and civil disobedience?