Religions of the world have been studied more frequently in recent times. Many people want to learn and study about where there, and others religions started and where developed from, many study prehistoric religion. Religion is formed by many things, background, beliefs, myths, and rituals. Many standard religions, such as Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism are solely based on the things, and have one goal, to follow the path of god, or their higher sprit. .
It is believed that religion started in prehistoric times. Neanderthals were found as the first to bury there dead and provided them with tool, weapons, and food. They may have believed in an after life, or spiritual world in which to supply these things. It is not know whether it was a offering to the gods, or to protect the spirit or sole in the after life. Cro-Magnon like the Neanderthals also buried there dead and provided the corpse with weapons, tools, and food. Cro-Magnon also buried there dead curled in the fetal position, in hope of a rebirth in the afterlife. It was also believed that before a hunt, a priest or magicians would predict the turn out of the hunt by drawing picture on cave walls, and insure the safety of the hunters. The Neolithic period also used the same basis of burial, but they did go into greater deeps. They would bury their shaman with his wives, servants, and even animals, to serve him in the after life. Neolithic people also constructed massive monuments, such as Stonehenge, and the 2,000 megaliths in the fields of Brittany in France, and it is believed they were constructed for religious rezones. .
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The features of basic religion are still followed to this day, and were created in the beginning of all religions. Animism is the belief that every thing as alive and has its own spirit, such as trees, water, animals, insects, and even plants. These beliefs still are followed to this day, many Christian, Jewish, And Muslins, believe the spirits have the ability to curse or bless human beings.
