diversity. Mesopotamia and Egypt may very well be considered some of the world’s most profound ancient civilizations dating all the way back to the beginning of time. In other words‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt both had a severe impact in the expansion of agriculture‚ development of advanced technology‚ as well as the social hierarchy system; all which are still present today. Agriculture began in Mesopotamia where the environmental factors may have favored this particular region; although Mesopotamia had cool
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Comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia Dating back to 3‚500 B.C. these two ancient cultures had many similarities and differences. These two ancient civilizations portrayed many similarities and differences in their cultures. The two similarities between Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture are religion and the practice in polytheism‚ and agriculture and the how Egypt and Mesopotamia relied greatly on rivers for their irrigation. The one major difference between Egyptian and Mesopotamian society is social
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ANCIENT EGYPT V.S. ANCIENT MESOPOTAIMIA In discussing the ancient world‚ many aspects in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt seem to be different and similar in different ways. Although both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed at the same time‚ there were many differences in political systems‚ religion‚ and social stability. They both established along the Nile River in the Fertile Crescent‚ but geography of their different regions had different results on agricultural prosperity‚ religious formation
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Although there are many similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ the differences that existed are significant enough that I would rather live in Egypt. Both civilizations rely on a river or rivers. Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and Euphrates. Egypt was built along the northern delta of the Nile River. In Mesopotamia‚ though the rivers could drought or flood depending on snowfall and rain‚ well in Egypt the Nile flooding came at the same time each year and was even predicted when it was coming
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Egypt and Mesopotamia are two of the earliest civilizations in history. They each had good and bad things about them. They each were special civilizations in their own way. They had many similarities but also had differences. “Like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt depended on the waters of a great river system” (Adler 33). This is one of the similarities between the two countries. They both relied on water systems to keep the countries afloat. A difference was “Egypt was static and Mesopotamia was dynamic” (Fish
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Lindsay Evans AP World Euro Fourth Block Friday August 27‚ 2010 Egypt and Mesopotamia Compare Contrast Essay Ancient Mesopotamia went through many different empires that shared similar parts cultural traits‚ where as Egypt went through several different rulers‚ but only a few dynasties. Mesopotamia lied in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ and its main empires existed from 1650 BCE to around 330 BCE. The ancient Egyptian empires went through four main phases: The Archaic Period (3100-2600
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two of the civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ had many similarities and differences about their customs and ideals. A few similarities between the civilizations were their agricultural ways and religions. A difference was their state building‚ expansion and conflict. First‚ there was a similarity in the two civilizations’ agricultural ways. In Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ there were rivers along them‚ the Nile River in Egypt and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia. They were both built around
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Ancient Egypt being 3‚050 BC to 322 BC. They were wealthy and living very well for around 2‚728 years. Mesopotamia was in power from 3‚500 BC to 2‚000 BC. This river valley ended in only 1‚500 or so years. While these empires were in power‚ they were very great and astounding. (ancient.eu) These river valleys were both polytheistic‚ or believed in many gods
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Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: The First Western Civilizations Deborah Smiroldo What aspects of life in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt made them the first western civilizations? To what extent does civilization depend on urban life? What are the general characteristics of urban life? These are the questions that are being asked. First‚ I believe‚ one must understand what the primary reasons for the development might be. Most historians seem to believe the primary reasons were food- a more stable
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Education in Mesopotamia In Mesopotamia there were 4 classes of people. The Kings and Priests were at the top of the class. The Upper Class was the wealthy. The Lower Class was salaried for their work. The slaves were at the foot system. The kings and priests were very influential. The priests controlled the society because they owned most of the land‚ and a lot of. The Priests were over the schools and the libraries in their temples. In southern Mesopotamia the first schools were created by
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