Compare and contrast Mesopotamian and Egyptian religious views. How do you account for their differences?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Both were polytheistic, with the exception of the Amarna Period in Egypt in the New Kingdom, when Akhenaten banned the worship of all other gods except Aten.
b. Both built monumental architecture that reflected an understanding of humanity's relationship to the gods. Mesopotamians built ziggurats, and Egyptians built pyramids.
c. Mesopotamians viewed the gods as capricious and prone to punish those who did not appease them. Egyptians saw their gods as helpful.
d. Egyptians had a clearer conception of the afterlife and developed the notion of the final judgment.
e. Environment best explains the differences in the religious outlook of Mesopotamia and Egypt. The more unstable natural conditions in Mesopotamia made people see life as unpredictable and the gods as prone to anger. The more stable environment in Egypt encouraged a more optimistic view of life.
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