How Did Ancient Egypt Influence Christianity

This investigation attempts to correctly analyze in what way the geography of Egypt influenced the ancient Egyptian religion. This query is very relevant because, certain geographical items influenced the creation of the ancient religion that helped shape many religions that are very prevalent today such as Christianity and Judaism. The issues that will be addressed are how the great Sahara Desert surrounding the civilization, the Nile river that nourishes the whole population, and how the overall common beliefs and myths built the foundation of the ancient Egyptian religion and subsequently influenced modern day religions. This analysis will focus on the time period of 3110 BCE to 550 CE and the place being examined is the country of Egypt. This will be accomplished through the exploration of research documents and informational novels.

When the Africans came to america they brought all their religion, creativity, and artistic ability to the americas a lot of their creativity inspired us. They forged iron tools so they could work. They made baskets to pick the crops with so it was easier to carry. They even made pots to store food in. They made cups from gourds. The baskets they made were out of various vegetables.

Ancient Egypt is the origin to one of the most intricate belief systems in the world. This polytheistic religion was composed of various beliefs and rituals. Polytheistic means that they believed in many deities. All of which were linked to the common theme of immortality. Religion laid the foundation for all aspects of Egyptian lives, political structure, cultural achievement and art. Their religion consisted of up 2000 gods and goddess. Only some were worshiped universally throughout Egypt. They were often represented as being half human and half animal. As an example, the Egyptian god Anubis was half man and half jackal. He is associated with mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. Egyptian religion was oriented toward people 's’ attainment of immortality signified by mummification/preservation of the dead.

In the typical life of an Egyptian citizen, one was constantly being influenced by their gods and goddesses because of his or her belief in a polytheistic religion. The gods and goddesses were believed to have power over the forces and elements over nature, and myths about them explained the connection they had between their

Religion guided Egyptians in their everyday life. Their religion was based in polytheism, which means they believed and worship many gods. Egyptians believed that the deities were in control of the Earth and its nature. The physical form of the gods were usually a combination of human and animal.Each region or village had their own local deities to worship, but Egyptians also liked to adopt other foreign deities as their own. It is said that they worshiped up to 2,000 gods and goddesses. Each village built a large temple to honor their gods. These large temples were used to communicate with the deities. Priests were in charge of the temples and had to attend the god’s needs in order to gain their favor. Chief priest and kings was the only people

Religion was an essential part of the ancient Egyptian society. The ancient Egyptian religion was a set of polytheistic beliefs and rituals. Due to their beliefs, the Pharaoh who was an important ruler in Ancient Egypt held an amount of power. They had over 2000 gods and goddesses. Their religion had a strong impact on their religious traditions. The Egyptians believed that each of their gods and goddesses controlled one major aspect,

A very important way that I think Ancient Egypt impacted America today is that they created many aspects of language and alphabet that we use today. The fact that we use sounds for each letter in the alphabet when writing and especially talking was created by the ancient Egyptians. Egypt did not use the same alphabet as us but they did create the phonetic alphabet where each symbol or letter represents a sound instead of a

Egypt is considered the birthplace of many world religions. It contains some of the oldest religious artifacts, texts, and art that can be traced to modern religions. Signs of early Egyptian religion date back to the Predynastic period, beginning with evidence of polytheistic worship. Many scholars have researched the development of Ancient Egyptian religion over the centuries and have studied the direct correlation between it and the modern religions of Judaism and Christianity. Questions arise as to whe Judaism developed because of social and political conditions of Ancient Egypt or rather through conscious adaptation of Egyptian stories, values, and traditions. Was it through divine inspiration that the faiths formed, or was it simply

African Americans during the eighteenth century lived in small minimalist log cabins with dirt floors, brick fireplaces, and wooden chimneys.  In coastal South Carolina and Georgia, African architecture were very common  They had little furniture and a few kitchen supplies, but as time went by, the families got more supplies and the homes became more substantial (Hine, 65).  When making clothes, blacks steered toward style resembling West African culture.  African American people Africanized the South with many other things such as their religious concepts and practices, African words and modes of expression, music, cooking methods and foods, literature and art.  They also were heavy on their notions of kinship and by preserving the West African extended family, a structure for African American culture was created (Hine, 67) .

There are many arguments of how Christianity is an evolve religion from ancient Egypt religion. Especially with the talk between Horus and Jesus, and isis and mary. Christianity both have many similarities also they have a lot of differences. They both have a god but for ancient Egypt its gods, they both have a god that has a son, both Christianity and ancient Egypt religion has practices like any other religion. Christianity and ancient Egyptian religion have supreme being that they look up too, for Christianity being God and ancient religion has many gods and the main ones that are known are Osiris, Horus, and Iris.

African Americans were brought to the United States in the 1700s and have adapted tremendously since then. After their emancipation from slavery, African-American traditions continued to flourish, such as linguistic style, radical innovations in music, art, and literature, religion, and cultural cuisine. The greatest influence of African cultural practices on European culture is found below the Mason-Dixon line within the American South.

Ancient Egypt is a civilization of wealth and structure that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from about 3300 B.C to 30 B.C. In over 3,000 years, one of the most sophisticated and creative societies advanced where no other civilization did. 2,000 years later, it would be hard to think about the world without the impact of ancient Egypt, because it seems to have significantly affected every field of our American culture. The Egyptians have heavily influenced our culture’s literature, architecture, art, film, and politics.

The ancient Egyptians were very religious minded. Gods and goddesses were part of everyday life of ancient Egyptians. They had gods and goddesses who they had persistent faith. Religious practices of ancient Egypt were linked to movements of holy bodies such as constellations, the sun, the moon, and the planets. Some of the most respected idols of ancient Egyptians are Osiris and Isis. Now, Egypt's population mainly consists of Sunni Muslims and Coptic Christians. People of both religions moderately follow their religious practices. Religious principles are quite noticeable in their daily lives.

From the 1500s to the 1700s, African blacks, mainly from the area of West Africa (today's Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dahomey, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon) were shipped as slaves to North America, Brazil, and the West Indies. For them, local and tribal differences, and even varying cultural backgrounds, soon melded into one common concern for the suffering they all endured. Music, songs, and dances as well as remembered traditional food, helped not only to uplift them but also quite unintentionally added immeasurably to the culture around them. In the approximately 300 years that blacks have made their homes in North America, the West Indies, and Brazil, their highly honed art

naturalistic shapes were combined to represent a recognizable human face. As part of the daily ritualistic routine, families would often present offerings to cult figures, full-body images kept in homes as insurance of protection. The decorative arts, especially in textiles and in the ornamentation of everyday tools, were a vital art in nearly all African cultures. Wood was one of the most frequently used materials—often embellished by clay, shells, beads, ivory, metal, feathers, and shredded raffia.