Iroquois And Judeo-Christian Similarities

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There are many different stories that are intended to explain creation. It’s interesting to look at the similarities and differences of these stories. After reading the creation stories of the Iroquois and the Judeo-Christians, I noticed quite a few similarities and differences. Starting with similarities, in my opinion, one of the more significant similarities is the use of the tree. In both the Judeo-Christian story and the Iroquois story, the tree was what ended up causing problems for the people in the story. Another similarity is that there is one primary ancestor at the start of the world (Skywoman/Adam&Eve). The final significant similarity is the birth of the positive and negative children. On to the differences, in my opinion, one