governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia. For example‚ both civilizations had manuscripts and inscriptions. These were written down to make sure that civilians would understand‚ follow‚ and obey their laws. These law writers were called Scribes. Their job would be writing things down. Sometimes‚ there were the only people in the land who were literate. This way‚ when people were caught disobeying a law‚ they could not escape the consequences. Also‚ both Egypt and Mesopotamia had to pay taxes. There were
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River civilization is nearly common‚ this is not just restricted to the Nile River in Egypt or the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia. The way both lived and the way culture was shaped in their civilization were utterly distinct. Egypt is found in the Nile Valley‚ in the Northeastern part of Africa and Mesopotamia was a primitive territory in the Eastern Mediterranean joint in the Northeast through the Zagros Mountains and in the Southeast through the Arabian Plateau‚ equivalents to today’s mainly
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The Mesopotamians and Egyptians both built their civilizations around a river-valley even though it flooded quite often because they believed that water was a gift from God and both of their civilizations were devoted to their faith‚ so they did not want to disrespect their higher powers. Mesopotamian civilization was on the Tigris and Euphrates river while the Egyptian civilization was on the Nile River. Even though both civilizations connected the river to their higher power they had different
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When you think about Mesopotamia and Egypt you may think that they are very different. They are‚ but they also have many similarities and differences as well. Both of these societies have done things that have effected the way we live today. One similarity is they were both polytheistic‚ meaning that they believed in many gods. Another similarity is the both had their own writing system. Two differences they have are their feelings about the afterlife and their rivers. A similarity between
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Context: When? Where? Summarize Unit in one sentence. Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ located in the modern Middle East and North Africa‚ were two of the earliest civilizations that reigned for thousands of years before the Birth of Christ‚ and created a pathway for later powerful empires through invention and innovation and greatly influence modern civilization. Umbrella thesis (Goes from broad to specific) – follow the ACODA rule: Answers the question; Clear‚ Overarching (not a list)‚ Doable‚ Argumentative-
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8-31-13 AP World History: Comparative Essay Mesopotamia and Egypt were two of the very first civilizations dating back to 3500 BCE. Their cultures were very similar‚ but were very different. In what ways were their cultures similar and different? Mesopotamia is similar to Egypt in that both were based around a river system and they both created their own form of writing. These two civilizations are very similar‚ but they are also different in that their structures are used for different purposes
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Matthew B Owens World History AP-3 21 September 2011 Mesopotamia and Egypt Comparative Essay While both the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations share similar political‚ social and economic qualities‚ the details of these broad spectrums branch off in opposite directions. For example‚ both Mesopotamia and Egypt were ruled by kings‚ but in Egypt‚ their kings were called pharaohs and they had significantly more power than the Mesopotamian kings of the city-states. Both civilizations also had
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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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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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Ryan Bowman 8/19/2012 AP World History 3rd 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
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