Polytheism

land around the Nile, therefore they would build their homes on the edge of the fertile land in order to leave more room for farming and to compensate for the annual flood waters. Because the Nile River provided life for Egyptians, the structured polytheism of this civilization was greatly impacted by the river. Many Egyptian gods were inspired by the Nile such as Hapi the Nile God. The annual flooding showed a cycle of death and rebirth which was a perfect balance. The peace of natural balance…

The Protestant Reformation The origin of religion can be traced back to the Ancient Near East. Religion itself is divided in three basic characteristics -monotheism, pantheism and polytheism. Thanks to these characteristics, many religions and different denominations appeared (“Origin of Religion”). Since around 330 C.E. monotheism was established as the dominant between them. The emergence of Catholicism and its monotheistic belief was supported by the Roman emperor Constantine I (Hunt…

"To understand a proverb and a figure"1 is part of the vision of life in the book of Proverbs. The pearls of wisdom within are quite similar to many found in the Odyssey. The emphasis on virtue is the same in both books; Odysseus and Telemachus illustrate the striving after virtue. However, as the Greeks view their gods differently than the Jews do God, these books diverge in some ways. The approach to life differs, but the search for happiness is the same. The many proverbs found in Proverbs…

What were the key results of the Neolithic Revolution? They had a lot of agricultural products they was very big in that and art. What is diffusion in the context of societal developments? The Ten Commandments’ injunction to “honor thy mother and father” gives Judaism the greatest degree of commonality with what belief systems? confucianism Why did the development of agriculture lead to an increase in population? It lead to agriculture because the more food they made more people moved in to…

INVESTIGATING HINDUISM Hinduism is practiced by over one billion people worldwide (Ridenour, 2001). Exploration of Hinduism serves to strengthen the Christian’s connection with this community. Hence, this essay will investigate Vedic gods, the caste system, how Mission India serves, and how Christians relate to Hindus. Vedic gods “The Indo-Aryans entered Northwest India and gradually occupied most of the Punjab sometime about the middle of the second millennium BCE” (Shah, 2013, p.338). When…

Idolatry is the worship of an inanimate object meant to represent a god. In the past humans worshipped idols to receive a bountiful harvest, a successful childbirth, or pleasant weather. Later, society began to evolve from these asinine rituals into a more developed practice; they shifted their outlook to a more human-centered approach called humanism. With advanced thinking and new discoveries in medicine, the arts, and architecture, humanism, a philosophical viewpoint that emphasized the value…

The Salvation History describes God’s plan of salvation that is narrated in the canonical Scriptures. To better understand the history of salvation, the Scripture can be categorized into eight units: each unit is filled with experiences of faith that transmit God’s saving plan. The first part of the Sacred Scripture is a figurative and theological narration of the first events of existence. It narrates how God created everything. Moreover, it describes God’s creation as perfect, and orderly. He…

The columns that divided culture and religion From the Caryatids of the porch of the Erechtheion in Athens, Greece to the Togu na House post built by the Dogon in Mali, nearly 2500 years have passed between the two styles of sculptures. The Caryatid statues of Athens, Greece, built between ca. 421-405 BCE, have vast detail in the image of the female, unlike the Dogon Togu na House Post which shows an abstract view of a woman’s body. Although they have similarities in choice of design and…

Mahjoobah Billah 12B March 12, 2017 Influential Women in Islam There are many influential Muslim women who contributed to Islamic history and society now, but some of the greatest ones are not recognized enough for their efforts. These women make all women feel powerful and motivated enough to do the same, to pass along the message. Some of these women who contributed to Islamic history are: Aishah bint Abi Bakr, which almost everyone knows about, Naseebah bint Harris, who is also…

History is the story of human existence, therefore we can learn how to be better human beings than the human beings that have come before us. We can learn more about ourselves and what makes us human by analyzing historical figures. At the beginning of this semester I thought that I had some great answers for the question about why it is important to study world civilizations. I now find that I only scratched the surface in my first essay. I had some very cliche reasons for studying or teaching…