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People with good behavior and who earned the gods trust would be sent to Heaven if not they would be sent to Hell

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Both are religions that believe in dying in war so you can go to a better afterlife. Main ideas like Reincarnation and underworlds. Viking warriors

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Mesopotamia and Japan are both at some time regions with a lot of different societies. Their religions both included respect for the deceased. They included a lot about death, and how negative and dark it is.

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Sumerian Bowl

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Both are peaceful religions and being meditation for peace of mind. They practice in the nature because they believe in spirits in the nature will help them.

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The vikings believed in Christianity after the 1000s, but they were conquered by Harold Gowinson in the 1066.

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Next, Mesopotamia and the Mayans all have human and animal sacrifices to gods in return for protection. Both Mayan and Mesopotamian gods can die, meaning that they are fallible, unlike Greek Gods, who can't die.

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Buddhism was introduced to Japan by five monks from the silk road. Buddha was made into a Japanese deity and coexisted with other Shinto gods.

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- Both societies ended in believing in christianity.
When the Spanish invasion forced  Vikings and Mayans to believe in christianity, the culture and identity of Vikings and Mayans were almost erased. All the works in their religions were burned and the temples are destroyed because the church was built in their place. They need to adapt to a new identity, language, and added a new religion.

- The Old Norse and Maya Cultures weren’t united as a single kingdom or empire.

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Human Sacrifice was a very common thing in Mesopotamia. They do this to please the gods. A lot of other animals like Lamb, Bull and Pig are also sacrificed.  Mesopotamia has a "Greek" approach towards gods, but the gods are less powerful. They believed that gods are extremely powerful and control their everyday lives, and they have to please the gods. The gods don't really do much for them.

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Greece & Mayans are polytheistic, believing in more than one god. Both cultures believe in a few gods. They all have at least one main god. They have rituals for human death. They sacrifice things to please the gods.
The other big ideas for like after life, underworld, and levels of existence.
In addition, they both cleaned and dressed up in ribbons and take in a procession to the temple.  People with good behavior and who earned the gods trust would be sent to Heaven if not they would be sent to Hell.

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This is because Buddhism directly influenced Shintoism in history. Buddhism believes in reincarnation through karma, and Shintoism has the concept of rebirth if you don't sin.

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Why do they chose Torii / sacred gate as their symbol?

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Why do they chose Torii / sacred gate as their symbol?

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It is a gate found at the entrance of the shrine, which means when cross over the gate you turn from normal humans to sacred gods so that you can communicate with gods (Kami).

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Both Greece and Mesopotamia are regions that have a lot of city states, and every city has a patron god/goddess. For example Athena is the patron goddess of Athens, and Ishtar is the patron goddess of Uruk

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The region we call Mesopotamia is an area located between the Euphrates and Tigris river. It is modern day Iran and Iraq.

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What are the main beliefs of the religion?

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What are the main beliefs of the religion?

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The main beliefs of the religion are reincarnation, the respect for the Gods, the power of deities, Pride, Family loyalty, etc.
Also, Ancient Greece also believed in after life. Main ideas like underworld.

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What are the rules/laws to follow in the religion called? What do they say?

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What are the rules/laws to follow in the religion called? What do they say?

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Hephaestus is mostly worshipped by blacksmiths, craftworkers, etc, like himself. Hestia is worshipped by families in Ancient Greece, burning offerings to her. Others, such as Athena is worshipped mostly where their patron city is. For example, Athena is worshipped the most in Athens.

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Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Demeter, Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Ares, Athena, etc.
The most important ones are the 12 Olympians but there are also over 400 others Gods in Greek mythology.

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Ancient Greece started he worshipping of Greek Gods. (3000-1050 B.C)

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Mesopotamia/Babylon has different gods for city. The main god in the Babylonian Religion is Marduk, who is the king of gods and the god of Heaven and Earth. Another main god is Enki, who is the god of water, knowledge and mischief. There is another deity called Ishtar, who is basically Aphrodite. Each god basically is a patron of a city state.

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Greek mythology is a polytheistic religion.

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She is one of the main Kami.

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Shintoism think that the ecology is important, so usually the Shrines will be near forests and mountains

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They think human should harmony in the ecology, because souls are not unique to human but to animals so humans need to respect them. They believe in kami, which means the way of god.

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Siddhartha Gautama thought his follows five runs, which calls the Five Precept.

1. Don’t harm living things

2. Don’t take what is not given to you

3. Don’t misuse the sense

4. Don’t lie to yourself and others

5. Don’t drink alcohol or take drugs

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It began in the late 6th century AD, and introduced from the Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shinto doesn’t really have a founder, it is just a system and a collection of beliefs and mythology.

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While representing a system of beliefs, Mayan religion are often referred to as costumebs, or “customs” or customary religious practices, as opposed to orthodox Roman Catholic rituals.

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The mayan civilization is located Mesoamerica, which is mainly Southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The religion began at the time the civilization began, around 250 CE. It collapsed around the eighth century.

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What place did it begin? & Where did it spread to ?

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What place did it begin? & Where did it spread to ?

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Buddhism is from India, found by Siddhartha Gautama 2500 years ago. After Siddhartha Gautama death, his followers start spreading Buddhism to Asia, western...

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Pyramids were used during human sacrifices, it would please the gods.

Mayans believe in many nature gods of their religion.  Other big ideas are like afte lifes, underworld, and levels of existence.

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This society is polytheistic. Some gods they worship are Odin, the god of knowledge, Thor, the god of thunder and metalwork, and Frey, the goddess of fertility.  Some other gods are Freyr, Balder, Loki, etc.

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Buddhism is a non theistic religion. That means that Buddhism has no official god or goddess.  They respect important buddha, and  bodhisattvas, but not in worship or ask for favour.

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What place did it begin?& Where did it spread to ?

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What place did it begin?& Where did it spread to ?

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The Vikings burst from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. They went colonizing Europe, Orkney, Shetland Islands, Faroe Islands, and Vinland.

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The Vikings are people like pirates that go around, colonizing area and taking money.

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Shinto is a polytheism, Kami means the way of god and this is what they worship. They worship these figures not for what they are, but because they feel it can directly communicate to the god world. In total Shintoism has about 80,000 gods to worship.

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Deities:

Itzamna

Ek Chuaj

Zipacna

Huracan

Camazotz

Hunab Ku

Xmucane and Xpiacoc

Acan

Ixpiyacoc
The Spanish invasion forced Mayans to believe in Christianity, and they believe that when people die they are sent to heavens or such things as afterlifes.