An Atrocious Civilization

Is the ruler of Ancient Egypt a tyrant? Yes, but at least he's Pharaoh. In Ancient Egypt they
worshipped so many gods, had insane and onerous punishments and they were always at war or
preparing for war. So I think Ancient Egypt is an ATROCIOUS civilization.

First I would like to talk about Ancient Egypt's gods. Did you know that they worshipped
over 2,000 gods? But they only believed in these gods to make sense of the unknown. As John
Romer says

For all ancient people the world was filled with mystery.The ancient Egyptian gods and
goddesses represented aspects of the Egyptian' Natural and "supernatural" surroundings
and helped them understand its many aspects.

They were scared and confused and didnt know what was happening so they made up gods to
make sense of the unknown. They believed in many false gods and not the one true God. When
they did have a god that they thought was extremely important. They werent loyal and found
new gods to worship repeatedly. "For three thousand years new gods appeared and others
ceased to be worshipped" (discoveringegypt.com). As Christians we believe that there is only one
God. Personally I think that Jesus is the one true god and it doesnt make sense to believe in over
2,000 gods. That is one reason why Egypt is an ATROCIOUS civilization.

Ancient Egypt had insane punishments. Its bad enough to give someone a death sentence
but they enjoyed watching them suffer and thought of the most arduous ways to die. For example
as Karla Yarak says,

"One of the punishments for breaking a law was one hundred strokes of the cane and if
the crime was worse five bleeding cuts were added. Other punishments included
Branding, Exile, Mutilation, Drowning, Decapitation, and Being Burned Alive."

In other words, they seemed like psychos; everyone lived in fear. Even if you did something so
minor. For instance; if you were caught lying, you could get a hefty punishment. On par with
someone who was a murderer or tomb raider. The point here is that they loved to give
punishments. Personally I think they are insanely barbaric and that is why I think Ancient Egypt is
an ATROCIOUS civilization.

My final reason is that Ancient Egypt was a country based on violence. "Mans history in
the lands of the Nile extends back to the dawn of mankind and is one of the possible locations
where man first crossed the line from violence to warfare." (Ancient Military) What that quote was
trying to say was that Ancient Egypt helped a lot in creating all the violence in the world that
there is today. For instance ISIS may not exist if Egypt wasnt so violent thousands of years ago
because there wouldnt be such a thing, as killing purposely. I'm not saying it was all Egypt's fault
but they did play a big part. As John J. Mark says, "During the new kingdom period Egypt
expanded its empire and was constantly at war." I guess you could say battle was their hobby.
That is why I think Ancient Egypt is an ATROCIOUS civilization.

In conclusion, Ancient Egypt was an ATROCIOUS civilization because they believed in

over 2,000 gods, had insane and arduous punishments and were always at war or preparing for
war. For all those who think Ancient Egypt was a good civilization, I ask why? I also wonder if our
civilization today is any better? Have we really improved since their time?
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