Polytheistics vs. Monotheists in Ancient Religions
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