Compare & Contrast: Egypt & China Ancient Egypt and ancient China had many cultural differences and similarities. While China’s form of government is monarchy‚ Egypt’s is theocracy. As for their religious beliefs‚ even though they’re both polytheistic‚ they have different Gods. Another difference in the two civilizations is the environment. While the climate in China varies‚ Egypt is mainly hot and dry. China‚ having monarchy as their form of government‚ was ruled by many different dynasties
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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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but that is not a criterion that is certainly agreed upon. According to this definition of a civilization‚ I conclude that both the ancient societies of Mesopotamia and Athens can both be considered civilizations. Mesopotamia is often referred to as the first civilization in history. Named after it’s geographical location‚ “land between two rivers‚” Mesopotamia was settled between the
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Mesopotamia vs. Egypt A civilization is a society in advanced state of social development. Mesopotamia and Egypt are some of the oldest civilizations on history. One of the most important steps taken for a civilization to occur was the agricultural revolution. This was when man stopped being nomadic and begun to settle down permanently or for long periods of time in one specific area and began living off the lands and raising animals‚ this as we know is known as the agricultural revolution. Other
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After the Agricultural Revolution‚ the rise of civilizations scattered around the world‚ each one having various features that formed from their people and the land. Two civilizations that honed similarities and differences‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ grew and adapted alongside river valleys—the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Nile respectively. Both civilizations turned to control and unify their people through ideas of class hierarchy and kingship. However‚ Mesopotamian life differed from Egyptian
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Although both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed along major river valleys‚ each have established different political‚ economical‚ social and even religious customs. Their differing geographic makeups have shaped each civilizations existence. The root of the difference is caused by the fact that Mesopotamia was unguarded‚ the crossroads of civilizations‚ while Egypt was highly protected on many sides by natural barriers. From a political view‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt are fairly similar‚ with certain opposing
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situations of Mesopotamia and Egypt from 3000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. were strongly dissimilar and‚ as a result‚ their religions were affected dramatically in different ways. Egypt was known as the “gift of the Nile” as the Nile predictably overflowed annually and left behind rich soil deposits that resulted in extremely fertile farming land‚ often resulting in a food surplus. Furthermore‚ a vast desert to the west‚ the Mediterranean Sea to the North‚ and the Red Sea to the East guarded Egypt. These natural
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Ancient Civilizations 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
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Mesopotamia and Egypt DBQ AP World History – Ms. Admire Gabriela Gutierrez Mesopotamia and Egypt Civilizations Mesopotamia was surrounded by most of the world’s ancient highly developed and social complex states. Mesopotamia was considered one of the four riverine civilizations because at that time writing began or was invented and also‚ that’s when the Nile Valley in Egypt developed. Egypt was a second civilization that grew up in northeastern Africa‚ along the Nile River. The Egyptian
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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
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