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    Yangtze Rivers. In the growing industry fishing became popular just like agriculture‚ even handcrafting. | Organized Systems * Religious systems * Military authority * Civil authority * Economic authority | Sumerians believed in Polytheism and devoted all their prayers and offerings to their Gods‚ in believing that they controlled the nature of their agriculture. City-states ruled by a king who claimed divine authority. The government helped regulate religion and enforce duties‚ also

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    existence of God. However‚ his arguments regarding the origins of religion which do imply his denial of the divine. For example‚ he explains in depth the development of modern‚ monotheistic religion as an evolution of polytheism‚ which was itself a creation of human beings. He claims that polytheism developed due to a human tendency called the “Propensity to Project”‚ which Sasser explains as the inclination of humans‚ “to ascribe human thoughts and passions to the unknown causes of feared or hoped-for events”

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    Theogony (Birth of the Gods) by the poet Hesiod. Hesiod lived around the late eighth or early seventh century B.C. and composed this poem circa 700 B.C. in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek. The Theogony describes the origins and the establishment of polytheism and the vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods. Hesiod’s creation story describes the beginning of the universe as being covered in darkness. This darkness was the first Greek god‚ Chaos‚ a shapeless‚ mixed-up‚ dark entity. It

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    There are many unique religions of the ancient world‚ each with their own different origins. Although‚ because of the interactions of people through trade and other influences‚ many similarities between religions were brought up. Many of theses religions shared common traits and beliefs such as monotheism‚ religious ceremonies‚ and prophets. But‚ there were few religions that were set apart from other religious influences either geographically or mentally. Although monotheism was a popular belief

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    Is Hinduism monotheistic‚ or polytheistic? Polytheism is the belief in‚ and worship of more than one god. In monotheism‚ there is belief in and worship of only one god that is a separate entity. I have come to the conclusion that Hinduism is neither‚ but monistic. On a lower level of truth‚ there are many different gods and goddesses that are distinct in Hinduism. However‚ on a higher level of truth‚ Hindu’s believe “you and I and God [are] all one-and-the-same in the end” (Course Reader‚ p. 17)

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    people have different religious views and their traditions usually follow that religion. Religion is very vast and there are many different forms‚ views‚ traditions‚ and beliefs within each religion. Certain religions are monotheism‚ some are polytheism‚ and others are pantheism. Each religion encourages relationships with the divine‚ sacred time‚ sacred space or the natural world‚ and relationships with others. Relationships with the divine According to Molloy (2010)‚ “All religions are

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    belief systems of Egypt or Mesopotamia was clearly their monotheism. This monotheism made possible for a new awareness of the individual. Man had the capacity to choose between good and evil. Sumerians practice polytheism; in fact‚ they think of the Gods as human. Eastern polytheism used images to represent their gods and goddesses. The Sumerians believed that the forces of nature were alive. The people couldn ’t control these forces of nature‚ so they worshipped them as gods. The people also

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    Unit 1 Vocabulary Valerie Kinnison Geography: study of people their environments‚ and their resources. The geography of the country affects many people. Location: position of a place on the earth’s surface Location of a city can affect what type of people lives there. Latitude: distance north or south of the equator The low latitude areas receive more sunlight. Longitude: distance east or west of the prime meridian Longitude lines run perpendicular to the latitude lines. Export: goods

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    Hinduism- Created in India‚ approximately 4‚000 years ago with >750 million followers today. Unlike other religions‚ no single founder or text; heaven isn’t always the ultimate goal in life. Third largest in world religion behind Christianity and Islam. Religion is inseparable from life; god (Brahman‚ universal soul) may be in many forms (polytheistic); karma (what goes around comes around; transferability of the soul) and reincarnation are cornerstones; caste system locks people into class levels;

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    Christianity? After reading‚ Things Fall Apart‚ we might ask what are the differences between the religions that the Ibo Clan practice‚ compared to a highly practiced religion‚ Christianity. Some of the differences are how the Ibo religion practice polytheism‚ belief in more then one God‚ and the Christians practice monotheism‚ belief in only one God‚ the creator of Heaven and Earth‚ his name is God. Others are‚ how they believe in animated Gods‚ which are alive and there Gods can be seen‚ and Christianity

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