Egypt and Mesopotamia Comparative Essay Egyptian and Mesopotamian religious beliefs were both polytheistic and both had gods that judged the citizens for their actions, however Mesopotamians believed death to be an extremely bleak matter while the Egyptians had relatively positive belief of a life that continued after death, and the gods of Mesopotamia were largely anthropomorphic while the gods of Egypt were, for the most part, non-human. Egyptian and Mesopotamian religions were both polytheistic, meaning they both believed in more than one god. Egypt had a pantheon of over 2,000 gods and goddesses, all having a specific purpose in the religion (Egypt ppt.). Mesopotamia was not lacking in gods either, with a plethora of deities
Egypt and Mesopotamia Comparative Essay Egyptian and Mesopotamian religious beliefs were both polytheistic and both had gods that judged the citizens for their actions, however Mesopotamians believed death to be an extremely bleak matter while the Egyptians had relatively positive belief of a life that continued after death, and the gods of Mesopotamia were largely anthropomorphic while the gods of Egypt were, for the most part, non-human. Egyptian and Mesopotamian religions were both polytheistic, meaning they both believed in more than one god. Egypt had a pantheon of over 2,000 gods and goddesses, all having a specific purpose in the religion (Egypt ppt.). Mesopotamia was not lacking in gods either, with a plethora of deities