What Role Does Religion Play In Ancient Civilizations

In some of the civilizations religion does not play a major role in their government has seen in the Egyptians. However most governments are influenced by religion for example the Hebrews and the Mayan. Governments influenced by religion have debates on how something is done because of how different people interpret writings or the religion. If a Government not influenced by religion does not have the same effect for the reason of there is one person that is setting the rules and it's the leader unlike governments not influenced by government.
The Egyptians were a civilization not seen to have a religion in their government, they only had one leader. The Egyptians had one leader called a pharaoh and the power and control is passed down only to someone blood related to the pharaoh. They are located in the lower Nile valley, near the Mediterranean, surrounded by desert both in the east and west. The success of the Egyptians was part of the ability to adapt to the harsh Nile river valley for agriculture. The predictable flooding brought fertile soil, which lead to the surplus of crops that fed and supported …show more content…
The Hebrews started as nomadic groups, but when the food ran out they settled with the Egyptians. The became the second class slaves that worked for food and shelter. They wanted to leave Egypt to worship their own God, not the pharaoh of Egypt. Moses was a leader next in line to become a pharaoh when he found out that he is a Hebrew slave. He went into slavery and later was chosen by God to lead the Hebrews or Israelites to a promise land. He spoke to Moses on mount Sinai, and he leads them out of Egypt after the Pharaoh let them free When Moses brought upon the Egyptians 5 pledges. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, which was the basis of the government of the Hebrew people. Similar to the Hebrews the Mayan civilization was based on