How was religion linked in to politics in ancient mesopotamia and egypt
the kings were revered as gods
the kings gave their power to the priest
the priest appointed the kings
the priest ruled instead of kings

The correct answer is B) the kings were revered as gods.

Religion linked into politics in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt in that the kings were revered as gods.

Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were two of the most important ancient civilizations in the history of humanity. Mesopotamia was settled in ancient Sumer, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in the Middle East Region. Egypt was established in North Africa, next to the Nile River. In both civilizations, the Kings or Pharaohs were revered as gods because people believed that they were the direct representation of the gods on Earth. For instance, in Egypt, RA was the god of Sun, and many Egyptian Pharaohs added the RA to their names: Amon-RA, Ramses I.

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.