Egyptian God Vs Mesopotamia Research Paper

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Egyptian vs Mesopotamian View of Geography and Gods The Egyptians and Mesopotamians’ view of religion and geography were closely related and led to negative feelings toward the gods from the Mesopotamians and positive feelings from the Egyptians. Mesopotamian citizens’ outlook on religion and geography were intertwined. “Thus the way of obedience, of service and worship, is the way to achieve protection; and it is also the way to earthly success.” Mesopotamians felt like their lives were out of their hands. Erratic flooding and the fact that their location was vulnerable left them feeling weak. The only control they had over the situation was to behave in a way that would please the gods. They thought that being obedient and serving the gods would help guard them against disaster. Clever rulers preyed on these fears of their citizens and manipulated them so obedience to the gods and the rulers was the number one goal for everyone. Without the exact geography the Mesopotamians had, they would have never felt like slaves to their gods and be so strictly controlled by everyone around them. …show more content…

“Osiris taught them how to plant the seeds when the Drozen had risen in the yearly inundation and sunk again leaving fresh fertile mud over the fields; how to tend tend and water the crops…” The Nile River floods every year, like clockwork, making the soil around it perfect for farming. The Egyptians viewed the flooding as a blessing from the gods. They believed that Osiris taught them how to farm and survive. He even went on to teach them how to be civilized. Egyptian geography caused Egyptians not to feel like they had to be obedient to their gods to survive, but like the gods cared about them and looked out for

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