Mesopotamia And Egypt Similarities

In the winds of change, civilizations like Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have left their imprint on the world today in various ways. The rise of civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia occurred about the same time in 5000-6000 B.C and it was through their scientific discoveries and cultural practices that we have derived important religions and educational breakthroughs. Although they both were prosperous and strived towards similar goals they went about their stratification in different ways. One of the most important factors as to why their civilizations were vastly different is due to geography.
Ancient Egypt grew up along the Nile while the Tigris and Euphrates River’s bordered Mesopotamia. These water sources allowed for the civilizations
Papyrus (paper) was only one of the technological advances of the Ancient Egyptian culture. The Egyptians were also responsible for developing hieroglyphics. According to the Ancient History Encyclopedia, “daily life for the Egyptians was different, yet similar to other cultures. Like the people of Mesopotamia, they lived in homes, raised families, and enjoyed their leisure time. However, the Egyptians believed that the land was intimately tied to their personal salvation and they had a deep fear of dying beyond the borders of Egypt.” For this reason they did not travel afar much. As for Mesopotamian culture, referring to chapter two of John Heise's 'Akkadian language', “two cultural groups form the principal elements in the population of Mesopotamia, these are the Sumerians and the Akkadians.” They lived peacefully together and in all periods seem to be free of strong racial ideologies or ethnic stereotypes. In their daily lives, children were raised based on their gender roles: boys would learn working skills and girls would learn how to be mothers and wives. All in all their cultures held true to their beliefs and it is just one of the aspects that made these civilizations