CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Montheistic
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Polytheistic
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout much of ancient history Egyptian religion was polytheistic, meaning it recognized many gods and goddesses, as well as a variety of other divine beings. Not all of them were equal in significance.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -Ancient Egyptian polytheistic religion lasted for 3000 years; and on its way, it influenced many past and future religions.