According to an ancient Mayan myth, the Creator made people using cornmeal and alcohol. Viewers explore the story with the 18th video in the Crash Course World Mythology series. Scholars discover myths about floods from the Mayans and Aztecs. Pupils also analyze the commonalities among ancient flood stories. 

Concepts

mythology, myths, floods, the mayans, the aztecs

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners discuss potential reasons for so many similarities between flood myths across different cultures and times

Classroom Considerations

• Fast-paced narration is difficult to follow at times; therefore, pause the video frequently to check for understanding
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Relevant images help reinforce content
• Funny and lively narrator 

Cons

• None