Why did people bow to kings?

Question

Why did people bow to kings?

Answer 1

I believe people still bow to Kings so perhaps your question should be in the present tense.  And, I know that people bow to Queens!

Try this link on bowing, it's kind of interesting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowing_(soc...

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Answer 2

As a sign of respect. In fact, people still bow to kings, queens, princes, princesses, sultans, emperors, etc. People also bow to non-royal heads of state as a sign of respect. The bow to non-royalty wouldn't be as low as to someone of royal blood, but it would still happen. People also bow when dancing, and at other occasions when chivalry is called for.

Answer 3

People boweed down because, They were showing how much power the royal ones had.

Answer 4

Bowing is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Oriental cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many countries and distinctively in Europe. Sometimes the gesture may be limited to lowering the head. It is especially prominent in China, Korea, and Japan where it may be executed standing or kneeling. Bowing originated as a gesture of subordination, as lowering the head leaves the bower vulnerable.

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