It can be seen as the first humane law ever created to protect classes of Babylonian society. However, in the epilogue, he mentioned that he is he had been called by the gods "to cause justice to prevail in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil." As mentioned above, Hammurabi saw himself as the king of righteousness. Therefore, he expected every citizen to see him as a figurine of God from Heaven. Almost as if he is the God dictates “The great gods proclaimed me and I am the guardian governor, whose scepter is righteous and whose beneficent protection is spread over my city…” One can say that Hammurabi is an extremely religious man who used religion to rule his kingdom.
”The deep rooted religious beliefs of the people made it easier to the hierarchy to give orders and have people obey them the entire length of the nation. The river was lined with statues that resembled that of the pharaoh for only one reason to ensure that the people knew who was in charge of the nation. The pharaoh and his priest in the eyes of the people one of the most “godly” people in existence thus the Egyptian hierarchy , “The king and his priests would enter a temple, perform the ritual, and emerge as a god.” What this enabled the pharaoh to do was impose laws as he deemed fit. “In this way was the new king accepted as a god and his word was accepted as law.” Egypt was one of the most if not the most advanced society of ancient times They had a strong sense of justice and endeavored to do that which was right. Just like our society
Religion in Pompeii and Herculaneum explores such factors such as temples, household of gods, tombs and foreign cults all of which have a strong impact on the way we perceive the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. A variety of temples will be discussed including the temple of Isis and Temple of Jupiter. Furthermore, the household of gods in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum depicted a private religion as the people of the city had a strong belief in religion, varies household gods that were highly influential include Lares, Genius the god of fertility and Penates whom protected food supply to family. In addition, tombs played a major role in showing the social status of families. The significance of roman religion played a major role on the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
A belief that a single god rules over all creation. Akhenaten (as said above) built a new capital city called Akhenaten . He dispatched agents to all parts of Egypt with instructions to encourage the worship of Aten and to chisel out the names of Amon , Re , and other gods from inscriptions on temples and public buildngs. Based on what I have read ,
Hammurbi ruled this time because God called him to create a code of laws for the people to follow. As for the Axial or Higher Religions the social structure in this society was highly stratified absolute monarchies and in between empires. Religion became something greater making society become more powerful. The different groups had a religion which affected their social structure; each having their own face of God. The Paleolithic Hunters and
The Aztecs would also “demand tribute from conquered territory,” as stated in Document 10. The Aztecs had high expectations in family life, warfare, and the treatment of those who they conquered. An additional document needed is the point of view of a ruler whose land was conquered by the Aztecs, so that we know the expectancies that the Aztecs had of them. The Aztecs were highly religious and took traditions very seriously (Documents 2, 5, 6, and 7). Their belief of their sun god, Huitzilopochtli, was no joking matter.
For example, the Egyptians and Babylonians believed in polytheism, while the Hebrews believed in monotheism. In Egypt the pharaohs were the rulers of the land and seen as a god with other deities. “The Egyptians believed their king, or pharaoh, to be both god and a man.” Similarly, the Babylonians believed in multiple deities although they believed that one deity, “Marduk had been chosen by other Mesopotamian
The gods were classified into different categories. Amongst them were gods that solely governed the underworld. Egyptian priests developed many myths and legends concerning life after death and it were these stories that dominated the Egyptian afterlife beliefs. Third, according to ancient Egyptian beliefs the soul was a perishable entity which meant that it was at great risk at all times. This is why the Egyptians had elaborate burial rituals the purpose of which was to ensure the preservation of the dead bodies and the
All the Gods own the almighty power over human beings and other creatures on earth. For example, in Biblical myths, the Gods own powers to create human as well as to destroy them with flood. Same pattern can be detected in the Ovid’s creation and flood stories which stand for the Roman version: the almighty god created human and also almost eliminated them with a flood. Secondly, the desire trying to explain the existence of human beings and the whole world also is a common factor reflected in many creation myths. Human beings were curious about how the world is like and why the whole world is created and operated.
Pharaohs were viewed as gods of Earth and had a great deal of religious influence over the Egyptian people. In a similar way, the emperors of