By: Sabella Aundraya

Religion in Ancient Civilizations

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MesopotamiaMesopotamians placed carved stone figures in temples to stand before the god or goddess in eternal pryer on their behalf.

When the temples were renovated, these statues were carefully buried in the temple when they had been broken beyond repair or had out lived their their term of dedication.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamians worshiped hundreds of gods, goddesses and deities.

Cities and kingdoms were believed to be protected by individual gods and it was the duty of the ruler to act on the god's behalf, building temples and performing ceremonies to gain the god’s blessings.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamians thought of the world as a sphere, one half occupied by the living, the other by the dead.

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Egypt

Some gods and goddesses were worshipped by priests and pharaohs in large temples. These would have been the 'official' gods and goddesses, for example Hours.

Ordinary people worshipped other gods and goddesses, like Bes, in their homes.

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Egypt

Egyptians had a monarchy of roughly 700 gods, goddesses and deities.

There were gods and goddesses that were worshiped all over the country, like Ra, Osiris and Isis, but there were also some that just had local followings.

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EgyptEgyptians believed in an afterlife, they called it the land of the Two Fields.

There were three requirements you had to meet before you were aloud into the land of Two Fields 1. you had to pass the test of heart in the Hall of Maat 2. you had to have your name written down somewhere 3. you had to have a preserved body.

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GreeceEach god or goddess has a major temple and holiday.

In the temple, the people would pray to that certain god or goddess, asking for favors in what they rule and control.

During holidays, the god or goddess was worshiped with dances, feasts, prayers and sacrifices, each sacrifice varying from god to god.

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Greece

The Greeks worshipped many gods, each with a distinct personality and domain.

They had twelve main gods and goddesses that resided on Mt. Olympus

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Greece

The Greeks believed in an afterlife called the Underworld, it was very deep below the earths surface.

It was ruled by the god Hades and his wife Persephone.

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Modern Canada

Canada has no official religion.

Nevertheless among the citizens they do support and house many different religious beliefs.

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Modern Canada

Here are some religions that exist in Canada: Christian, Catholic, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jewish and many more.

However there is also a large percent of Canadians that have no religion at all.

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