Ancient Egypt Vs Ancient China

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As all cultures are different and one may assume that some were more focused on the afterlife than others, this author will offer the hypothesis that of the cultures mentioned above, the art of ancient Egypt will demonstrate a stronger emphasis on the afterlife than either the art from ancient China or ancient India. Certainly it was prevalent enough in that culture that its focus on mummification and grand monument-like tombs has survived to live in common knowledge even in modern culture.

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