Religion

One thing that I found very interesting from the readings was the occurrence of religion. But what was intriguing about this is a numerous amount of religions that all emerged around the same time. This emergence of religion was very significant for the human race because it shaped thinking and values for many different people. When you look at the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras one can see that the mindset of the time was about survival. As you reach the first wave of the Classical era there are some groups of people such as the Greeks who worshiped their gods. But as the second wave of the Classical era began there was a numerous amount of religions from different regions. I was surprised that so many religions could emerged around the same time. It seems that it can be blamed on human nature.  It seemed that the Iron Age helped cities to grow and trade to flourish. This era gave way to different ways of thinking about the meaning of life.