The Story of World Religion by Katharine Savage
Intro chapter
1. Religions existed long before recorded human history.
2. They existed in literally every human society.
3. The first religions were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple Gods, instead of monotheistic which is believing in only one God.
4. Tribes followed these religions and most of them worshipped the sun, the moon, or rivers because these were very important things for all of them.
5.As agriculture became widespread and societies settled down, people started to think more and monotheistic religions started to emerge.
6. Religions provided comfort for people who were living in constant threat of earthquakes, floods, and drought.
7. Still, many wars were fought over religion because different people were raised to believe differently and they could not get along with one another.
In this book, Katharine Savage explains that religion has been a defining characteristic of human beings since very early times. One fact that supports this idea is that ancient ruins have been found in several places that seem to have a religious significance with altars and such. Another reason that supports this idea is that early humans would have faced many challenges and they needed something to cope with them. Finally, the author gives the fact that religion has been found in every single culture long before the main religions of today existed. These ideas are similar to an article I read previously about ruins being discovered in Turkey because it talks about religion's role in the ancient world.
Intro chapter
1. Religions existed long before recorded human history.
2. They existed in literally every human society.
3. The first religions were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple Gods, instead of monotheistic which is believing in only one God.
4. Tribes followed these religions and most of them worshipped the sun, the moon, or rivers because these were very important things for all of them.
5.As agriculture became widespread and societies settled down, people started to think more and monotheistic religions started to emerge.
6. Religions provided comfort for people who were living in constant threat of earthquakes, floods, and drought.
7. Still, many wars were fought over religion because different people were raised to believe differently and they could not get along with one another.
In this book, Katharine Savage explains that religion has been a defining characteristic of human beings since very early times. One fact that supports this idea is that ancient ruins have been found in several places that seem to have a religious significance with altars and such. Another reason that supports this idea is that early humans would have faced many challenges and they needed something to cope with them. Finally, the author gives the fact that religion has been found in every single culture long before the main religions of today existed. These ideas are similar to an article I read previously about ruins being discovered in Turkey because it talks about religion's role in the ancient world.
This is really good, you have a lot of great information. I really liked how you talked about how long religion has been around, which is virtually forever, so I thought that was really cool. Something I would do is try to back up your point about ancient ruins, because you just say they "Seem to have a religious significance". If I were you I would try to research that more, and get solid proof. Try to find specific examples to back that up. Overall I think that this is good, but I would STRONGLY suggest trying to back up that point about the ruins. Good job!
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