In ancient and indigenous cultures, how did people learn to deal with death? What Essay

In ancient and indigenous cultures, how did people learn to deal with death? What are the common themes in religious understanding about death? How is death understood/shared/processed in your culture? What practices does your family partake during periods of mourning?
 For personal/cultural death/mourning I’d like to use Jewish Mourning
Using the textbook, lecture and videos, provide your academic perspective. 
Full points will be granted for students that complete a minimum of 2 paragraphs (with 3-4 sentences in each paragraph
I want the SOURCES from this book if there’s any : 
https://studentlaccd-my.sharepoint.com/personal/garzama_laccd_edu/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=/personal/garzama_laccd_edu/Documents/Attachments/Invitation to the Life Span by Kathleen Stassen Berger (z-lib.org)(1).pdf