Which body of legislation was making the decision if Missouri could be admitted to the United States as a slave state? The Senate (each state has 2 representatives)
OR
The Congress (based on location population 435 in total)

both believe in many god or polytheism

both built temples that they worshiped in both civilization's god were humanoid

both groups made religion a large portion of their lives

both believe in one religion throughout

the dead were buried with items for the afterlife

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!