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The philosophy founded by Laozi)Lao-tzu) belived to have lived sometime in the 6th century BCE.The word Tao means "The way", Taoism taught that people gained happiness and peace by living in harmony with nature.Using the ying-yang symbol to describe the duality of nature. -
Polytheism is the belief in many gods. Ancient Mesopotamians in more than 3,000 gods and goddesses! Marduk was the patron god. His planet was Jupiter, and his sacred animals were horses, dogs, and the dragon. -
The highest ruler of all of Ancient Egypt was the Pharaoh.A Pharaoh could either be male or female and they were considered and worshipped as a god.Some famous Pharaohs are: Akhenaten ,Tutankhamun ,Hapshetsut ,Amenhotep III, Ramses II, Cleopatra VII. -
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha, 563 BCE- 483 BCE), a Hindu prince that renounced his wealth to seek enlightenment. Buddhism focuses on understanding and eliminating suffering, karma, birth, and rebirth as laid out in the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.