Run, Pharaoh, run!
Remember this–“Finish the race or die” (https://leeduigon.com/2023/10/16/a-very-weird-history-lesson/)?
This was ancient Egypt, some 5,000 years ago. The artifact shows a First Dynasty pharaoh running a ritual race. If he doesn’t finish the course, thus proving his fitness to continue to rule, they’ll kill him and crown a younger man.
The First Dynasty also featured mass graves. The bigwigs shouldn’t have to depart without their servants, should they? We also find this in ancient Sumeria and ancient China: when the boss dies, you die.
Well, that’s the fallen world for you. Want to try a world without Our Savior? There are plenty of examples… from the Aztec Empire to the Soviet Union. Surely your college professor can pick one for you.