Egypt was a civilization that enjoyed years of peace during the ancient periods(Green 7). This was in sharp contrast to the ìalwaysî on alert Mesopotamian culture. Mesopotamianis geography most likely contributed to their turmoil and tension, they had no natural barriers like the Egyptians had. The Mesopotamianis outlook on life was also lower than that of the Egyptians; this was mostly caused by the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. They viewed nature was out to get them. While the Egyptians, because of the Nile river, and its yearly predictable flooding and rich fertile soil, allowed them to respect nature and not fear it(Green 9). The Nile river valley was surround by deserts along with the Red Sea(Dersin 8). This kept foreigners from invading, and kept the Egyptian

Egyptian religion consisted of many gods and goddesses. Many of which were animals. The reason why Egypt had so many deities is that each village in the early period of Egypt history had their own guardian or leader god that would protect their village from the perils of everyday living on the Nile(Hamlyn 11). The gods of Egyptian culture changed periodically because of the joining of cultures. When north and south Egypt combined, several gods got assimilated into one because of the similar things that they did(Wilson 171).

Pyramids were not single structures, but were one of many that surrounded it. Temples, chapels, tombs for family, and massive walls all surrounded the dead Pharaoh. On the walls of some pyramids contained text, called the Pyramid Texts, which was an important source of information on Egyptian religion(Dersin 151). The main theme of the Pyramid texts would be the Pharaohis resurrection and acension into the Afterworld. It depends on what pyramid, but each story is different and almost seems to be a continuation of the last(Dersin 151). In some of the texts, the king gets on Reis sun-boat, and passes throughout the skies, encountering many gods. In other yet, the Pharaoh reaches the sky by flying up as a bird, most likely a falcon. In even other texts, the Pharaoh climbs a latter up to the sky to meet the gods. All these texts have a common emphasis on the immortality of the Pharaoh, and the location of where he will rest forever, which is the sky. The texts also explained the burial procedures for the dead king. Egyptians would put the kings body in a boat up the Nile up to the pyramid site and was probably mummified in the area close to the pyramid(Dersin 151).

Pyramid construction has always been under speculation. Egyptians had copper tools, and would have been hard to cut through the granite stones of the pyramid, without some sort of abrasive(Dersin 141). They may have used sand with their saws, and tools. The ancient Egyptians also must have had a great understanding of astronomy, because of the way the pyramids would line up with the four cardinal points(Dersin 140). The huge rocks needed for the building of the pyramids were brought to the building site by sled; the ground was first lubricated with water to make pulling the immense weight much easier. The rocks were then polished and turned into blocks, which were then moved on ramps to their positions on the pyramids. The outer casing of the pyramid is made with much smaller stones, which would essentially fill in the gaps, and then the entire pyramid would be covered with limestone(Green 38).

The ancient Egyptians practiced their religion because of their want to have an afterlife, and their devotion to their county. Their religion influenced most aspects of their lives, it influenced art, architecture and their literary works. Because of the Egyptians devotion to their religion, awesome structures and fanciful myths and legends.

The first of god of the Egyptian religion was Nun(Hamlyn 39). Nun was chaos the thing before nothing. Infinity, Nothingness, nowhere, and darkness were used to describe him(). He was said to have to structure, he was the cosmos before earth. Although he was still considered to be existing as the waters of the world(Hamlyn 39). The Egyptians also believed that Nuns waters would engulf the earth once again, much like a judgment day concept. All and all, Nun was seen as a god who guarded the chaos and kept the world from reverting back to its original state(Hamlyn 39.

Egypt, like all civilizations, started out as a group of nomadic peoples that followed herds of animals(Hamlyn 11). They were disorganized and most likely had no real concrete religion. Families would bury their dead in familiar places, but no real ceremony or mummification processes happened. What little religion that existed was spread throughout families orally(Green 7).

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