How did the natural world affect the ancient Egyptians beliefs and values?
Animals were the ancient Egyptians main source of mythology and beliefs. Animals such as cats protected their farms from mice and thus destruction. Over the centuries each generation saw that their parents place more and more importance on cats for their importance and they became gained the status of god-like creatures. Killing a cat could mean the death sentence in ancient Egypt. Hawks took other spiritual value in the form of the god Ra who would raise the sun.
