Beliefs in Ancient China and Egypt and the Justification for Ruling Classes
Beliefs in Ancient China and Egypt and the Justification for Ruling Classes
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2023-12
Authors
Pendergrass, Allyson
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University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
This thesis discusses the development of some of the earliest wide-scale belief
systems in two of the oldest civilizations in the world. Ancient China and Egypt
developed in very different natural environments, which helped shaped the ancient
people’s worldviews. As these civilizations grew in population and size, the elite and
ruling classes needed to justify their positions of power over the commoners. This thesis
analyzes and compares how the ruling classes of ancient China and Egypt used these
belief systems to justify and maintain their positions differently or similarly.