How did religion in Ancient Egypt affect their way of life? Please Site Sources of Information.

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Ancient Egyptian religion was based primarily on nature. This was because of the economic dependence of Egyptians on the Nile. The Egyptians prayed for the floodwaters of the Nile, and even created a separate god for the Nile named Hapi. The Nile also symbolized life and afterlife. All tombs and burial places of the Ancient Egyptians, including pyramids, are located on the West Bank of the Nile River because the sun rose in the East, symbolizing birth, and set in the West, symbolizing death. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Nile_river_impact_the_religious_beliefs_of_ancient_Egyptians#ixzz1vHlGoe00