The Mysterious Gods of the Ancient World | Ancient Religion Documentary

This video will go over some of the gods from the Ancient Period. It is not mythical storytelling, but more of a historical look at them. We start in Africa, with Egypt a main focus. We then head to the Levant and the Semitic pantheon of the Canaanites, before looking at the Minoans and Mycenaeans. Heading east, the Mesopotamian (Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian) pantheon is next. Then the enigmatic Indus Valley Civilization deities, and the early Vedic pantheon, before ending with the Chinese Shang and Zhou. We obviously couldn't get every single one of the thousands of gods, but we do plan to make more videos about Ancient Religion!

We will travel to see the gods of:
0:00 Intro
0:20 African
3:49 Egyptian
9:49 Canaanite
12:47 Minoan
18:07 Mycenaean
19:50 Mesopotamian
24:21 Indus Valley
28:26 Early Vedic
32:54 Chinese

Welcome to an episode of what will become our Ancient Religion megadocumentary!
ANCIENT: For us, the Ancient period means the Copper and Bronze Age timeline, so around 5000 BCE to 1100 BCE. It is between the Prehistoric (more specifically Neolithic), and the Classical Age, and covers Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bronze Age Europe, the Minoans and Mycenaeans, the Indus Valley Civilization and early Vedic, the Shang and Western Zhou, the Archaic and Pre-Ceramic Americas, and much MORE!
RELIGION: This theme deals with the gods of different cultures, but also involves belief systems, religious themed art and literature, and philosophy.

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Music: Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod
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