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![Etruscan Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6301.jpg?v=1618734616)
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Etruscan Religion
The religion of the Etruscans, the civilization which flourished from the 8th to 3rd century BCE in central Italy, has, like many other features of the culture, long been overshadowed by that of its Greek contemporaries and Roman conquerors...
![La Tène Culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13759.png?v=1699394346)
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La Tène Culture
The La Tène culture (c. 450 - c. 50 BCE) is named after the site of that name on the northern shores of Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It replaced the earlier Hallstatt culture (c. 1200 - c. 450 BCE) as the dominant culture of central Europe...
![Ancient Greek Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13802.jpg?v=1713838503)
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Ancient Greek Religion
In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in all areas of life. With formal rituals which included animal sacrifices and libations, myths to explain the origins of mankind and give the gods a human face, temples...
![French Wars of Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15794.png?v=1651818201)
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French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) were a series of eight conflicts between Protestant and Catholic factions in France lasting 36 years and concluding with the Protestant King Henry IV of France (r. 1589-1610) converting to Catholicism...
![Ancient Egyptian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3690.jpg?v=1717770607)
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Ancient Egyptian Religion
Egyptian religion was a combination of beliefs and practices which, in the modern day, would include Egyptian mythology, science, medicine, psychiatry, magic, spiritualism, herbology, as well as the modern understanding of 'religion' as belief...
![Maya Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16507.jpg?v=1714476063-1665555218)
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Maya Religion
Maya religious beliefs are formed on the notion that virtually everything in the world contains k'uh, or sacredness. K'uh and k'uhul, similar terms which are used to explain the spirituality of all inanimate and animate things, describe the...
![Phoenician Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4859.jpg?v=1648096022)
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Phoenician Religion
The Phoenician Religion, as in many other ancient cultures, was an inseparable part of everyday life. Gods such as Baal, Astarte, and Melqart had temples built in their name, offerings and sacrifices were regularly made to them, royalty performed...
![Inca Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4546.jpg?v=1717506003)
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Inca Religion
For the Incas, as with many other ancient cultures, religion was inseparable from politics, history, and society in general. All facets of community life were closely connected to religious beliefs, from marriages to agriculture, government...
![Mesopotamian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/500.jpg?v=1724659584-1724659602)
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Mesopotamian Religion
Mesopotamian religion was central to the people's lives. Humans were created as co-laborers with their gods to hold off the forces of chaos and to keep the world running smoothly. As in ancient Egypt, the gods were honored daily for providing...
![Parthian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12415.jpg?v=1682007066)
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Parthian Religion
Parthian religion might be best described with two words: inclusive and evolving. As Parthia's empire held within it a variety of cultures, the Parthians wisely left each to their own beliefs and traditions, like the Seleucid Empire and the...