HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Monotheistic
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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: -The religion of Ancient Egypt was a polytheistic (many gods) religion with one short period of monotheism (one god). Their religion hosted about 700 different gods and goddesses. In addition, it was not uncommon for deities to be combined to form a new deity. the pharaohs.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ancient Egyptians worshipped over 1, 400 different gods and goddesses in their shrines, temples, and homes. These deities were the centre of a religion lasting over three thousand years!
Detailed explanation-4: -In ancient Egypt, every day in every temple, specially designated persons performed a ritual focussed on making offerings of food, drink, clothing and ointment, to a divine being (deity, king, or blessed dead), made accessible in the form of images.
Detailed explanation-5: -The majority of Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, which was the dominant religion in Egypt before Islam.