Both the ancient Egyptians and Chinese made writing a major part of today’s society‚ although the Egyptians started using writing first. The Egyptians had great building skills with the pyramids and with the Sphinx; hence how well structured they are still today. Ancient Egypt was way before the time of the canals system and how they constructed giant statues of their gods. Meanwhile a couple thousand years later China was trying to get ahead of the game‚ with numbers and symbols representing what
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Ancient Egypt Art was very important to the Egyptian culture. It symbolized Egyptian beliefs and their way of life. In western culture‚ art is a form of self-expression‚ for the Egyptians it was more about religion. The Egyptians were critical of their art and followed strict specific rules (canon)‚ and believed that imperfect art (art that did not stick to the rules) upset the gods. Egyptian art comes almost exclusively from tombs and temples‚ which emphasized some basic elements‚ engraving
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Ancient India India is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first
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Briefly describe their religion and how it is interrelated in everything they do. What is a mama? Describe the mamas and their religion using anthropological concepts related to religion. What is their prediction for the world? What kind of evidence are they using to support their prediction? The Kogi‚ descendants of the Tairona‚ live in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada of Columbia. This area remains mostly untouched and indigenous. Europeans landed here in the 1500’s
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Symbolism of the Elephant Through Religion Jule Lane Following a religion gives human beings a sense of security‚ satisfaction of belonging to a group‚ and most importantly‚ a set of guidelines that govern one’s moral and ethic values. All who follow a religion‚ regardless of the beliefs‚ have a common goal of finding a faith to feel comfortable with. Hinduism‚ one of the oldest religions in the world‚ and Jainism are two of the widely practiced religions in India‚ with a similar virtuous
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When looking at world religions it is important to analyze their scriptures within the context of the pre-existing realities and beliefs of those who follow these religious writings in their everyday lives. As an example‚ in order to fully comprehend the Hadith and Torah literature‚ it is key to first comprehend the Jewish and Muslim worldviews held by the followers of these two religions. While there are some gaping differences between the two beliefs‚ religious scholar Ninian Smart’s Model of The
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One major difference between Zoroastrianism and African religions is the way that they viewed and handled death. For example‚ Zoroastrians believe that it takes the body 3 days to die and the soul departs on the 4th day (Zoroastrian ritual presentation.) At that point‚ “if we sided with good during our lives‚ then the bridge is as wide as seen spears and we easily pass to heaven...if we sided with evil during our lives‚ however‚ the bridge turns sideways and becomes as narrow as a razor’s edge;
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The role of religion was very important in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Mesopotamia was a civilization where the culture was a group of people behaving in a similar way. They shared basic values and were known for sharing a common culture‚ which stood for basic human nature. The civilization was the type of human culture that included urban focus‚ organized religion‚ political establishment‚ and a social structure within the economic power (Notes). As mentioned above‚ religion in Mesopotamia was very organized
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The role of women in different civilizations‚ even though on different spectrums of the world‚ had many similarities and only a few differences. Women in these four civilizations: Greece‚ Egypt‚ China‚ and India faced many of the same hardships‚ struggles‚ and prejudices. Some of this treatment of women didn’t even end until present day (1920’s). In some of these civilizations women were able to rise up somewhat in their communities but it didn’t come without some kind of interference. When it came
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Comparing Religions For centuries‚ humans have had questions about their existence: “What is my purpose?”‚ “Why am I here?”‚ or “Where did I come from?”. Religions have helped answer these questions. Some questions‚ such as “Where did I come from?”‚ have been answered in great detail. Creation stories give people a sense of where everything they see and interact with all originated from. Some stories have many similarities‚ others have seldom. Two religions that come from completely separate
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