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There is an Egyptian/Assyrian belief that the higher you are the closer you are to the gods, but what is the name of this belief?

I'm writing a paper for a class comparing Assyrian and Egyptians, but I'm having trouble finding the name for this belief. Its the reason Ziggurats and pyramids were built. I know the Egyptians were Zoroastrainstic but I'm not sure if that's the same belief as hight equaling divinity. does anyone know?

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  • Caesar
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods at different times and in different places you need a time frame. The Egyptians were the first to have an officially sanctioned monotheistic religion under the rule of Ahkenaten but not sure about Zoroastrians majority at any time in Egypt... maybe after Alexander the Great invasion and Macedonian Ptolemy dynasty, but they keep the old gods

    Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions from ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago.

  • Idiot
    Lv 5
    4 years ago

    The Assyrians were zoroastrianistic the Egyptians were something else I think

  • 4 years ago

    It's was called the Deity of the Elevator Shoes founded by a Egyptian camel saddle maker looking to expand and diversify his business...

    Religion is all about money. It has always been all about money!

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