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Ancient Egyptian Relgion

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Ancient Egyptian Relgion

The Nile is the single geographical factor that had such a fundamental and profound impact on the shaping of Egyptian life, society, and history. Unlike the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians never feared the Tigris; instead they praised it. With the astonishing fertility of the Nile valley, it made it easy to produce agricultural surplus. With that, the population was quickly growing, and was the region's principal "highway", causing for easy communications throughout. Egypt developed into a region that would be known for its, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Polytheism, Mummies, afterlife, and of course, The Nile.

The focal point of religious and political life in the Old Kingdowm was the pharaoh. A pharaoh commanded the wealth, resources, and people of all Egypt. Horus, the son of Osiris, was linked and even more important. He was the mediator between the gods and the Egyptian people. The integration between gods and humans beings, between nature and society, that ensured peace and prosperity for the land of the Nile. The surroundings must be worthy of a god for a king. The word pharaoh means "great

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