ct of religion is the ritual (Ancient). These acts designed to express a belief and or to bring about a specific end. Participation in many of the rituals was considered to be a great honor, and thus the proctor of such rituals would be highly regarded in that society. Myths are also common in many religions. These are the stories used to by a culture which are considered to contain a sacred truth, or fundamental idea or belief of a religion ("Ancient").
             This paper will deal with the social control exerted by religion in ancient Egypt, so one must understand the development of religion in that area of the world. The Nile valley was inhabited as earl as 20,000 years ago(Ancient). A complex of differentiated, Stone Age culture developed there. These cultures were based on sedentary agriculture with domesticated animals. The original petty kingdoms and chiefdoms, combined into two great kingdoms by 3100 B.C. The religious systems that were present in the more numerous and earlier smaller kingdoms, were eventually combined and as they were combined the aspects of one of the religions would change the aspects of another religion, and so a common religion wa
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