SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods. Ancient Egyptians had a ____ society.
A
polytheistic
B
monotheistic
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Egyptian religion was polytheistic. The gods who inhabited the bounded and ultimately perishable cosmos varied in nature and capacity. The word netjer (“god”) described a much wider range of beings than the deities of monotheistic religions, including what might be termed demons.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Egyptians believed that the phenomena of nature were divine forces in and of themselves. These deified forces included the elements, animal characteristics, or abstract forces. The Egyptians believed in a pantheon of gods, which were involved in all aspects of nature and human society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The people of ancient Egypt practiced polytheism, or the belief in many gods. They worshipped gods of nature and gods of the afterlife. Many of these gods combined human and animal forms together. The Egyptians believed these gods shared qualities of these animals, such as their strength, speed, or bad temple.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods. Sometimes it’s hard for us to tell who was who! These gods and goddesses often represented the natural world, for example the sky, earth, wind, or sun. They took the form of animals or combined animal and human forms.

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