Name: _____________________________________________ Due Date: ______________________________

The Power of Symbols

Warm-Up: What are symbols?

Three Types of Meaning 1) 2) 3) Cultural Comparison of Symbols: Match each of the followi ! symbols to its mea i !" #Note: $ach of the symbols will ha%e two mea i !s) Mea i !s&'e(rese tatio s 'ebirth a ) (rotectio from e%il Demo s or e%il s(irits Death* mour i !* a ) rebellio Death a ) sa) ess +hristia ity Peace a ) (urity Destructio of +hristia ity ,o(e* (eace* a ) u ity $%il a ) )a !erous Wealth* health* a ) (ros(erity Si * tem(tatio * a ) )estructio -ewish reli!io .ri !er of /oy from ,ea%e Witchcraft Tric0ster a ) )eath Perfectio a ) u ity 1 io betwee a ma a ) woma 1 limite) 2ua tity of somethi ! 3oo) fortu e Protectio a!ai st e%il

Symbol 1)
a" b" 2) a" b"

Mea i !&'e(rese tatio

Symbol 3)
a" b" 4) The color blac0 a" b" 5) The color white a" b" 6) a" b" 7) a" b" 8) a" b" 9) a" b" 1:) a" b"

Mea i !&'e(rese tatio

History of a Symbol: Swastika What )o you thi 0 this symbol mea s?

;i)eo <1: Where is this symbol fou )?

Whe i history was this symbol use)?

What )oes this symbol mea accor)i ! the %i)eo?

What sur(rise) you the most i this %i)eo?

;i)eo <2: What has this symbol re(rese te) for thousa )s of years?

What reli!io is this symbol use) i ? __________________________________ What )i) ,itler=s %ersio of the swasti0a re(rese t?

The swasti0a is use) i ma y )iffere t ways i this reli!io " What is o e of celebratio s show i the %i)eo? _________________________________ Why is the swasti0a so u i2ue?

Why was the swasti0a a a((eali ! symbol for ,itler to use?

Final Question: What is a im(orta t lesso to be lear e) from these %i)eos?