Mesopotamians placed carved stone figures in temples to represent gods and goddesses. When temples were renovated, these statues were carefully buried. Mesopotamians worshipped hundreds of gods and believed cities were protected by individual gods. Egyptians had over 700 gods and goddesses, with some worshipped nationally and others locally. They believed in an afterlife called the Field of Reeds requiring passage of judgment, recording of your name, and body preservation. Greeks worshipped gods residing on Mount Olympus like Zeus, with each having their own temple and holidays celebrated through dances, feasts, and sacrifices.

1. By: Sabella Aundraya
Religion in Ancient
Civilizations
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2. Mesopotamia
Mesopotamians 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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3. 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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4. Mesopotamia
Mesopotamians
thought of the world
as a sphere, one half
occupied by the living,
the other by the dead.
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5. 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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6. 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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7. Egypt
Egyptians 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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8. Greece
Each 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Modern Canada
Canada has no official religion.
Nevertheless among the
citizens they do support and
house many different religious
beliefs.
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12. 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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13. Bibliography
Here is my bibliography:
Audiovisual
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Web sites, e-sources
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Unpublished & other sources
Aundraya, Sabella. Personal interview. N.d. Some of the information I included in this power point was information that I already knew.
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