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Religion
Renamed From: Religion

Organized Religion

Prerequisites

Requires:

  • Nothing

Statistics

Gives:

  • Shrine
  • Temple Of Karnak

Gameplay

Religion is one of the basic components of human culture. Religion provides laws and social structures, a sense of community and belonging, and attempts to answer the most fundamental questions about existence. Religion generally makes people happy, and the Shrine Improvement and Temple Of Karnak wonder have an effect on the Happiness of citizens by adding a Shrine in each city.

Historical

Besides questioning and explaining man’s existence and his relation to earth, early religion educated and socialized, teaching people how to relate to such things as family, work and death. Rituals often sprung from the major events in life, birth, death, sexual maturity and the changing of seasons. Cultures established elaborate calendars, marking the cycle of weather and dates of religio-historical relevance. In ancient Greece, the Oracle at Delphi played a powerful role in personal lives as well as in international and inter-city diplomacy. Religious stories and myths became fodder for the creation of educational entertainment. The desire of humans to understand their place in the world sparked an interest in the universe, leading the way to scientific thought.
The Ramayana was one of the two great classic Sanskrit epic poems of India. Based on numerous legends, it was probably composed in the third century BC by the great Hindu poet Valmiki. Although initially a poem, it was also performed as a dramatic work in many Southeast Asian cultures and influenced Asian and Indian culture, art and theater for millennia.