They did this to preserve the bodies for the afterlife. At first, they believed that only pharoahs could have an afterlife. This was unfair to the rest of the egyptians, so when any Egyptian died,...
They used stories including their gods like Amon-Ra. He was a very special god, and they used stories to explain the natural events that happen in their natural events....
They did it the same way we do. Certain functions (creation, reward, punishment, end times) are in the domain of the gods, and a human priesthood holds power over the people with fear and...