Compare And Contrast Mesopotamia Religion

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When it comes to religion there are certain things that can be similar and some that can be completely different from each other. For these civilizations, the difference between them could be certain rituals or just something simple as the belief in one or many gods. However even though these civilizations are all different in their own way there are definitely things that some may have income or may not even at all. The civilization of Mesopotamia believed in a polytheistic belief system, which means that they believed in multiple gods instead of only one. The people of Mesopotamia had also believed that city-sates where actually link with gods and goddess. Now in these city-states there were also temples that served as an area to remember

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