Ancient Egypt Religion

In most ancient cultures, religion played a massive role in the everyday life of their citizens. No other ancient society demonstrated this better than the ancient Egyptians, who devoted all of their life and much of their resources to worship. Ancient Egypt was an entirely theologically based society, demonstrated by the intellectual aspects of their lives. This is shown by the social ranking or pyramid, with the top tiers being made up of religious figures, the focus of their studies, and the fact that their beliefs were their motivation to live.

Ancient Egypt was theologically based in that their social standings were dictated by religion. This was shown by their leader, and several upstanding figures were given their right by divinity. Their king was considered a god, and was considered the highest tier on the pyramid, and was only granted divinity through claiming the throne. This is because anyone with enough power to unite Egypt and rule must be a god, or be given his powers from a deity¹, as no one in the ancient world wielded as much power as the gods. The priestly class was also important in Egyptian life, as shown by the support the commoners gave them, providing food and drink, as well as constructing complexes for them². The priests
Shown by the importance of religion to the ruling and control of Egypt, the social structure determined by involvement in religious activity, and the study and schooling being based entirely in religion. All of this brought together brings us to the conclusion that Egypt was a theocratic society dominated by religion and governed by pious leaders. Which simplified means that Egypt was a society in which all aspects were governed by theology, shown by their intellectual life. Looking back, ancient Egypt was a remarkable religion, and its only downfall was the diminishment of its piety and public trust in the judgement of the