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 | | In nearly every society, part of the answer has included some form of god or goddess who was involved in the creation of their universe or controlled some aspect of it. |
 | | For the Mayans, one such deity was Ajtzak, who tried to create humans from wood; for the Yorubas of Africa, Shango was the storm god who controlled the thunder and lightning. |
 | | The Chinese of the Shang dynasty era worshipped Shang Ti, their supreme god. |
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