AP World History- 3rd Period 24 August 2014 Geography’s Impact on Mesopotamia and Egypt The ancient river civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were a significant aspect of our world’s development from an uninhabited planet to the cultured society known today. The geographical features of their regions heavily affected how their people lived and their relationship towards other countries. Both ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt used their rivers as important sources of trade and resources. However
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AP World History Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt both shared many distinct qualities amongst their civilizations. For example‚ their polytheistic beliefs as well as a similar social structure. These two civilizations differed in numerous modes‚ including political authority and geography. Mesopotamian civilizations settled along the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers. Egyptians settled along the Nile River. Both of these civilizations used their rivers as a natural resource to survive. Agriculture was
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Similarities/Differences of Mesopotamia and Egypt Mesopotamia and Egypt have many similarities and differences in many aspects. Though regionally close‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia had many differences‚ such as social structure and government structure. While both civilizations differed as in social structure of their society and government structure; they also had similar aspects as in cultural development. Comparing the two‚ they both had close advances in culture and a polytheistic religion.
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The early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were very similar‚ but they were also different in some ways. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed their civilizations centered on rivers‚ but these rivers were polar opposites. Mesopotamia was between two rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt’s civilization developed around the Nile River. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers differed from the Nile River. The Nile River was calm‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were wild and very unpredictable
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time. Two of the most advanced were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Although both had a male dominant government that was supported by a patriarchal king or leader‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized and was based upon small city-states operating independently. To add‚ Egypt was also classified as self sufficient rather than Mesopotamia who relied on trade because of unstable agriculture. Due to Egypt surpassing Mesopotamia in areas such as governmental structure
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Egypt and Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences; one aspect that was very different between Egypt and Mesopotamia was the government. In Egypt‚ they had just one leader‚ the pharaoh. Egypt would have needed this strong central government for projects such as organizing and overseeing of the pyramid buildings. The early Mesopotamians used a city-state type government. Each area was controlled by its own political and economic center. Each area was a separate political unit. The social
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Egyptian (in modern day Egypt) civilizations flourished around 3500 BCE. They were River Valley civilizations that thrived on agriculture. During their reign‚ they were very prosperous and shared similarities and differences. Differences between them were that Mesopotamia’s environment hindered their civilization in warfare and agriculture while Egypt’s environment strengthened it and in their patriarchy society‚ women were treated more as equals to men in Egypt than in Mesopotamia. They were similar
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Mesopotamia’s geography played an important role in society. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers were crucial to the people of mesopotamia. The geography of Mesopotamia helped the people in ways of providing a keen land for farming‚ a method of transportation‚ and a polytheistic religion for society to follow. The unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers led to many advances as well as a mesopotamian religion. The people of mesopotamia believed in many gods that would control the natural
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How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt? The following paragraphs are on four different words used to describe how the Nile shaped aninceint Egypt. The four words are floods‚ papyrus‚ transportation‚ and irrigation. The River Nile flooded every year between June and September‚ in a season the Egyptians called akhet. This fact is supported in Document B which states “waters receded but Nile high enough to fill irrigation canals; crops planted and tended”. Melting snow and heavy rains In the Ethiopian
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How Did the Nile Shape Ancient Egypt? Do you think that you could hike over 4‚000 miles in 55 days? The Nile river is the longest river the the whole world measuring over 4‚000 miles. That’s a very long hike. That is like hiking from STL to Seattle and back. For the Ancient Egyptians traveling up and down this long river was a way of life. The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt in at least 3 ways. The Nile ba provided precious water in a vast desert for sustaning crops‚ provided transportation for trade‚
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