Egypt And Mesopotamia Similarities
Ancient Civilizations
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Karan Patel
Ms. Schubert
October 16, 2013
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have many similarities and differences related to geography, government, culture, religion and resources. Both of these civilizations are the most common and most known about out of all other ancient civilizations. Without these civilizations we might not have things like wheels, the calendar, and irrigation systems. Both of these civilizations are also well known by many historians and we learn new things about them each day. Due to the advancements and technologies of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia our modern world is what it is today. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had many similarities. One of the many similarities is that both civilizations …show more content…
A big difference was they way each civilization was ruled. In Egypt their was a pharaoh and his family which were on the top of the social pyramid, and ruled. When a pharaoh died one of his sons would take place and be in charge, this is very similar to the government of England, but the only people with power were the pharaoh and family, and certain high nobles. in Mesopotamia their was no one person in charge. They had self governing towns and cities that their own rules and regulations. Not all cities and towns were the same in one city their might be one person in charge and in another city their might be a democracy were they each decide what should be done. Another difference is the way the deceased were buried. In ancient Egypt when people died they would be preserved and buried in a tomb with some of their favorite thing. Depending on your social class people would be buried in different places. The pharaoh and their family would be buried in the great Egyptian pyramids with gold, diamonds, ruby, and other valuables. In Mesopotamia the people would be buried with nothing unless they were high class people. Also, the people would not be preserved they would just be buried, but their would be a ritual held in their honor unless they were a slave. An other important difference is how the people would view gods. in Egypt people viewed gods with hope and positive energy, and the people thought that the gods were responsible for their well being. In Mesopotamia the people did not have a great connections with god and the people would not blame good fortunes on god only the bad fortunes. Whenever something bad happened they would believe that it was the gods that did
Paper
Karan Patel
Ms. Schubert
October 16, 2013
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have many similarities and differences related to geography, government, culture, religion and resources. Both of these civilizations are the most common and most known about out of all other ancient civilizations. Without these civilizations we might not have things like wheels, the calendar, and irrigation systems. Both of these civilizations are also well known by many historians and we learn new things about them each day. Due to the advancements and technologies of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia our modern world is what it is today. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had many similarities. One of the many similarities is that both civilizations …show more content…
A big difference was they way each civilization was ruled. In Egypt their was a pharaoh and his family which were on the top of the social pyramid, and ruled. When a pharaoh died one of his sons would take place and be in charge, this is very similar to the government of England, but the only people with power were the pharaoh and family, and certain high nobles. in Mesopotamia their was no one person in charge. They had self governing towns and cities that their own rules and regulations. Not all cities and towns were the same in one city their might be one person in charge and in another city their might be a democracy were they each decide what should be done. Another difference is the way the deceased were buried. In ancient Egypt when people died they would be preserved and buried in a tomb with some of their favorite thing. Depending on your social class people would be buried in different places. The pharaoh and their family would be buried in the great Egyptian pyramids with gold, diamonds, ruby, and other valuables. In Mesopotamia the people would be buried with nothing unless they were high class people. Also, the people would not be preserved they would just be buried, but their would be a ritual held in their honor unless they were a slave. An other important difference is how the people would view gods. in Egypt people viewed gods with hope and positive energy, and the people thought that the gods were responsible for their well being. In Mesopotamia the people did not have a great connections with god and the people would not blame good fortunes on god only the bad fortunes. Whenever something bad happened they would believe that it was the gods that did