Scholars have tended to discuss ancient religions as polytheistic or monotheistic.
Polytheistics have many gods while monotheists believe in only one god.
The Sumerians were Polytheists. Their gods were humanlike in form. The Sumerians gods were thought of as being very much like human beings except that they were immortal and super powerful. Many Sumerian gods arose out of the forces of nature. There was a sky god, the earth and freshwater god, the air god, the moon god, and the sun god. There were also other gods that presented hum

Egyptian religion was henotheists, the belief in one god without denying the existence of others. The most important god to the Egyptians was Re, the sun god. The Egyptians would sometimes syncretized Re with other gods to create a powerful new god. For example, Re-Atum was a combination o Re and the creator-god. Various animals, from cats and dogs to crocodiles and lions were thought to represent the divine. There were many other local deities, spirits, and demons as well as gods and goddesses of all Egypt.

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