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![Religion in Ancient Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/975.jpg?v=1731180666)
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Religion in Ancient Greece
The ancient Greeks believed the gods were an ever-present influence on humanity, for both good and bad. The belief that these gods might be influenced in turn is evidenced in the widespread building of temples dedicated to them as well as...
![Maya Religion: The Light That Came From Beside The Sea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3071.jpg?v=1738643837)
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Maya Religion: The Light That Came From Beside The Sea
The Mayan religious text, the Popol Vuh (known by many names, among them, The Light That Came From Beside The Sea) is the Quiche Maya story of creation translated into Spanish in the early 18th century CE by the missionary Francisco Ximenez...
![Ancient Egypt: Government & Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/775.jpg?v=1734739568)
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Ancient Egypt: Government & Religion
Government and religion in ancient Egypt were fully integrated beginning with the First Dynasty of Egypt (c. 3150 to c. 2890 BCE). The king was understood as a representative of a god, the specific deity sometimes changing with different...
![Another Ariamanus Statue Found: The Evil Spirit of Mithraic Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2628.jpg?v=1723603567)
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Another Ariamanus Statue Found: The Evil Spirit of Mithraic Religion
It is rare when a new find creates renewed interest in an old subject. Here, the new find is a leontocephaline (lion-headed) figure of unknown provenance, weighing 5.8 kg and 37 cm in height with a width of 14 cm. Its base is partially broken...
![Religion & Superstition in Colonial America](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13818.jpeg?v=1649871963)
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Religion & Superstition in Colonial America
Religion and superstition went hand in hand in Colonial America, and one’s belief in the first confirmed the validity of the second. The colonists' worldview was completely informed by religion and so everything that happened - good or bad...
![Religion in the Middle Ages](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9321.jpg?v=1727878564)
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Religion in the Middle Ages
Religion in the Middle Ages, though dominated by the Catholic Church, was far more varied than only orthodox Christianity. In the Early Middle Ages (c. 476-1000), long-established pagan beliefs and practices entwined with those of the new...
![Religion in the Mongol Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11424.jpg?v=1618648224)
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Religion in the Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE) covered Asia from the Black Sea to the Korean peninsula and so naturally included all manner of religions within its borders, but the Mongols themselves had their own particular religious beliefs and rituals...
![Passing of Philosophy to Religion: The Death of Hypatia](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/103.jpg?v=1732004950)
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Passing of Philosophy to Religion: The Death of Hypatia
The death of the philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (l. c. 370-415) has long been considered the "passage of philosophy to religion", exemplifying the transition from the pagan values of antiquity to those of the new religion of Christianity...
![Mesopotamia: Government & Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12913.png?v=1712741766)
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Mesopotamia: Government & Religion
This lesson pack on government and religion in ancient Mesopotamia includes the following content: Three Lesson Plans Rise of City States Temples & Divine Kingship Code of Hammurabi Additional Materials Open Questions / Essay Questions...
![The Shinto Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6467.jpg?v=1618670712)
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The Shinto Religion
Shinto is the oldest religion in Japan and has become an integral part of that country's culture whether it be in daily worship and ritual, the famous tourist site shrines or the appearance of Shinto characters in contemporary comics and...