Ancient Religion

By: Matteo B.

Egyptians worshipped various of different gods. Some gods were very popular and some were not

spoken about. Egyptians believed that every good and bad

occurrence was because of the gods.  Egyptians were very grateful, and caring of their

gods Example of a god the Egyptians believed in is the sun

god named Re Each god was worshiped and loved by a certain city

in Egypt and therefore had many monuments Each and every animal had a different meaning.

Egypt Religion

Egyptians believed that Jewelry would scare away evil spirits

Usually gods and goddesses were half human and half of another animal

There were many different temples around Egypt for people to worship gods and goddesses

There were thousands of different gods and goddesses that the Egyptians believed in and worshiped in their everyday lives

Some of the names of the gods were Horus the god of the sky, his evil brother Seth , Thoth the god of wisdom and counting and Khnum the creator of god

Egyptian Religion #2

Greeks believed in their gods and goddesses by having different festivals and prayers for them

Greeks also offered many sacrifices for their beloved gods

Everything that was important in the Greeks life from a harvest, to winning the war, and to a successful parade was marked by the religious rites

There were many gods in Greece that were very popular such as Zeus the mighty, powerful god and there were also many gods that weren’t talked about like Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing

Greek Religion

Ancient Greeks prayed for there life to be great at the time and when they die

If you were a Greek in ancient times you would probably believe in the oracle

All religious festivals held for somebody losing their life were always cheerful

Greeks sacrificed domestic animals such as pigs to the gods they worshiped

They worshiped many range of gods from Olympians to local heroes

Greek Religion #2

Mesopotamians believed that after life consisted in the land right below use called Arallu

They expressed their beliefs by following the Sumerian and the East Semitic Akkadian

Also Mesopotamians drew paintings of their gods and beliefs in caves

The gods supplied the people with all the goods they needed to thrive

Mesopotamians believed that the world was a big flat disc

Mesopotamia Religion

They also believed that the space came from the waters of Earth

When somebody died they wrapped them in a reed matting, or they slowly placed them in a large coffin if they were popular or a greater value

They made little stone statues with big eyes in their temples and they worshiped them

Mesopotamia Religion died or passed out about 1700-1600 years ago

They built Shrines and temples to worship there gods

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The Ancient Romans believed that they were very religious people at the time They were loyal and had well respected the Roman gods and goddesses Celebrated annually religious festivals (lasted days) They worshiped there beloved gods in Temples and Shrines which were usually built by

a man named Vitruvius There human sacrifices usually was held outside Romans loved to name their gods and goddesses after planets (Jupiter king of gods,

Neptune god of sea, Mars god of war, Saturn god of time etc…) It was believed that the gods controlled the people Each and every Roman household would have an Alter and a Shrine they would

worship Every god would have their own festival held each year The most important god of all was Jupiter, the king of all the Roma gods that lived

Rome Religion

There are several different religions in modern Canada

Even though there are many religions there is no official religion

It was claimed in 2001 77% of Canada was Christen

Most Christen citizens of Canada go to church at least once a year

The Jewish religion in Canada I pretty much as old as Canada its self

Modern Canada’s Religion

Surprisingly only 1% of the Canadian population was Buddhist in 2001

A few of the different religions are Christen, Buddhist, Hinduism, Judaism, etc…

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