In all of the four River Valley Civilizations,
religion was one of the biggest contributors to shaping all of the
civilizations. Religious leaders played a big role in making sure the river
valley civilizations were in tip-top shape. In China, people gained their governing
rights by a mandate a heaven creating very long lines of dynasties until the peasants
of china decided that the dynasty lost the respect of the gods. But, in the
Indus River Valley, the priests were preferred as the first class who had many
different portions of power. In Egypt their pharaoh was a god to them, and had
so much power that he could kill a person and they would say nothing. Though in
Sumer it was totally different, the kingdom was organized into city-states and
the different kings ruled each city-state equally and fairly for their gods. They
all had similar portions and it was all shared equally. They may all be similar
in some ways, but when it comes to their religion many things are different.
In all of the four river valley civilizations, religion was one of the biggest contributors to shaping each and every civilization. Religious leaders would play a very big role in all of the river valley civilizations. In China, people gained their governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating very long lines of dynasties until the common people of China decided that the dynasty had lost the favor of the Gods. But, in the Indus River Valley, the <span>priests were referred as the head officials who had different amounts of authority</span>. In Egypt, the pharaoh was seen as a God to the people and was then given his right as the supreme ruler in the eyes of the people. Though in Sumer, t<span>he kingdoms were organized into city-</span>states and the different Kings ruled each city-states<span> for their gods. The kings were assisted by priests, nobles</span><span>, and scribed. But before the kings came, the</span><span> priests were the one who would rule over all of Sumer.</span>
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