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The Mesopotamians imagined a gloomy life after death. Egyptians believed that in the next world, it would be even better than life on planet Earth.
While both cultures were polytheistic (having multiple gods), the Mesopotamians created gods and demons to explain various aspects of the natural world. The Egyptians, however, normally had a hierarchy among the gods, with one or more especially prominent, and the gods were imagined to transcend earthly realms.
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How did religious belief shape both Egyptian and Kushite culture?
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What role did animals play in Egyptian religious belief?
They were god-like.
How did Egyptians religious belief compare to those of the Mesopotamians?
While they both virtually always had multiple, clearly defined gods, they did have differences ranging in size from very small to very large. Centuries of cultural mingling, though, have left behind a legacy of shared ideas.
What did the Mesopotamians believe?
polytheism, or the belief if many gods
How do the Jews worship as opposed to the Mesopotamians?
The Mesopotamians were idolaters, while the Jews founded the belief in One God (Maimonides).
Is Islam a race or religious belief?
It is religion or religious belief. It is not a race.
What are Egyptian and Kush civilizations shared similar?
The Kushite and Egyptian cultures were similar because Jush was under Egyptian rule for about 500 years.
How is Hinduism different from christianity?
Christianity does not have belief In Religious tolerance. This is significantly different from the belief of Hinduism.
What were the hupa religious belief?
what were the religious beliefs
What was khufu's religious views?
Khufu, the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, was known to have strong religious beliefs centered around the worship of the sun god Ra and the idea of an afterlife. He likely participated in traditional Egyptian religious practices such as offerings to deities and the belief in the importance of rituals for ensuring a successful transition to the afterlife.
Why were the pyramids build with treasures?
It was the belief of the Egyptian Pharaohs that if they were buried with the proper religious ceremony in pyramids with their treasures, not only would they go to heaven (or the Egyptian equivalent of heaven) but their treasures would go to heaven with them, and they would therefore be wealthy in the afterlife, as they were in life.
Which Egyptian belief led to the creation of funerary art objects?
The belief in life after death.
