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A 3 page essay that argues briefly tracks the development of religion from ancient times through to the Middle Ages, arguing that the purposes and concepts behind religion did not change remarkably during this time, but rather that religion continued to be used to rationalize political control. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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on their own safety and needs more than on spiritual virtues. These spiritual leaders -- Buddha, Jesus, etc -- have been listened to, followed, and then reinterpreted in a manner
that largely continues the status quo of religious practice. Therefore, even a brief look at the history of religion shows that its most basic concepts and important did not change
significantly between the time of ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages. The origins of the oldest ancient gods can be found in the forces of nature (Breasted 4).
Religion, first of all, provides a means of explaining the universe. The flood of the Nile, the changing of the seasons and the coming of the harvest were all forces
upon which humans depended. The practice of religion gave them the feeling that these forces could be regulated (Breasted 4). The Sumerians were one of the first peoples to
recognize the fear of death as a principal motivating factor in human behavior (Bailkey and Lim 5). In the Sumerian epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh, the theme that unites the
varied heroic exploits of the hero is his fear of death and his search for a means of living forever (Bailkey and Lim 5). Also part of the Sumerian classic
epic is a rendition of the ancient flood narrative that predates that of the biblical Noah. The Babylonian flood narrative pictures the Middle Eastern gods as quarreling among
themselves in much the same manner as Greek mythology would later picture the gods and goddesses as similar to ordinary human beings in that they are capable of anger, jealousy,
as the full gamete of human emotional experience colors their judgement. As this indicates, stories of the gods frequently picture these supernatural beings as being intrinsically involved in human
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