Early Civilizations and Religions

SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION

43,000 BCE

The city-state of Uruk became the first and largest settlement in Mesopotamia around 4300 B.C.E. By 3100B.C.E., Uruk became the most "developed" city-state, was a big religious center, and was the main route for trade. Unlike Uruk, today's world does not count with a centered trade city, they all happen all around the world.https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/uruk-sumerian-003653

SUMERIAN RELIGION

29,000 BCE

The Sumerians believed Gods were the representations of Earth and the natural world. Gods had made humans to serve and honor them. Kings were given the power by the Gods to be honored; priests were there to lead, however, they did not rule the city. The Sumerians believed that if the Gods were happy with the service of the human world, they will gift the civilization. If a king or ruler was against this duty, the whole city will be in disaster

NEO-ASSYRIAN RELIGION

6000 BCE

Belief of henotheists, believe there are more Gods, but only one should rule the world. Their God demanded for military conquest and required to take statues or images of the other Gods back to the Neo-Assyrian capital where they will become hostages.
https://edu.glogster.com/glog/assyrian-empire/2amnmbfwac6?=glogpedia-source

DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPT CIVILIZATION

5000 BCE

The Egyptian civilization took place around the same time Mesopotamia was rising. Being close to the Nile River helped them revive their land every year and thus their agriculture was the best one in the world. Pharaohs were the rulers of the Egyptians, they were seen as the living representation of Gods. They were also the most well-organized governedhttps://ancientegyptianexhibit.weebly.com/eight-features-of-egyptian-civilization.html

EGYPTIAN RELIGION

2494 BCE

The principal Gods of the Egyptians were Osiris and Isis. As the first pharaoh, Osiris was the first God who ruled from earth. Mummification begun when Osiris's sister, Iris, found and put together every missing part of her dead body after their brother, Seth, killed Osiris to take the throne away from Osiris.https://www.pinterest.com/pin/534309943261681494/?nic=1

NEW EGYPT, NEW RELIGION

1550 BCE

The God of creation, Amun, was glorified in New Kingdom's capital, Thebes. He had a bigger popularity than the Sun God, Ra, was said to be chosen by the divine power during the eighteenth century.https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2018/12/10/ancient-egyptian-religion-part-iii/

THE HEBREWS

1200 BCE

The Hebrew Bible, or the Torah, contained their practices and beliefs such as mythology, laws and rituals, genealogical records, books of prophecy, poetry, and royal chronicles. The Hebrew Bible is also known today as the Old Testament. Moses is represented in the first five books, it tells the story of when he set the Israelites free from Egypt to the promised land, land promised by God to be their new home.
https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/places/related-articles/exile-in-the-hebrew-bible

EARLY IRON AGE

1101 BCE

Small, but remarkable in history, new empires took place in the Eastern Mediterranean coastline; present day Lebanon, Israel, and parts of Syria. These empires took place after the collapse of the Egyptian empire and the Hittites. https://www.humanjourney.us/ideas-that-shaped-our-modern-world-section/the-bronze-age-collapse/

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

883 BCE

Known as the Neo-Assyrian empire, this empire took place again during the 9th century under the ruling of Assurnasirpal II after being took down by the Sea Peoples.The kingdom of Israel formed, along with other small empires, tried to take down this empire, but Sargon II and his military skills put an end to the kingdom of Israel and exile them into Judah, making Assyria the most powerful of the ancient Near East

ZOROASTRIANISM

600 BCE

Persia's important beliefs, came before Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism. Zarathustra, the supreme God, teaches the Persians to do an ethical practice rather than superstitions that will cause people to divide. The Persian people did not believe the God can rule a whole kingdom, but each individual who served the cause of truth. The afterlife will be given if individuals decided good over evil, to love and to care for others around them, according to the God of Wisdom