Compare and Contrast Religious Beliefs of Ancient China and Egypt It is interesting to imagine a time when we did not know. We did not know if the sun would return to warm us after a cold winter‚ we did not know if the rains would come and saturate the dry earth and fill the rivers. Imagine a time when nature was the only thing outside of our self‚ we had to survive her and we needed her to survive. It is no wonder that people came to revere nature as she gave sustenance. In reverence for our
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Differences: There was a dynastic cycle‚ the dynasties would rise and fall‚ and be taken over by a new person. India went back to independent city states when a ruler fell. China was generally able to be re-united through a ruler India was not‚ India was not able to be united in the north due to invasions from bordering countries. The only person to unite India was Ashoka Maurya Similarities: Both were patriarchal societies. Major cities were built along major water ways‚ India (The indus river)
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The Lifestyles of Different Social Classes in Classical India and China Classical China and India both had very defined social structures made up of peasants‚ merchants‚ and elites. The lifestyles of these classes shared some similarities and differences between the two societies. Each level’s role was affected by their civilization’s religion‚ government‚ and economy. The variations of jobs and wealth in this hierarchy also resulted in a varying levels of respect and prestige. Peasants are perhaps
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While Ancient Egypt and Ancient China were both reliant upon the land they lived in and both had polytheistic views they had very different languages. Ancient Egypt and China both heavily relied upon their lands in many ways. They both had very different resources they had access to. Egypt had access to resources such as wheat‚ barley‚ vegetables figs and other. China primarily had access to a surplus of rice and animals such as the oxen and pigs. They also both relied upon their rivers heavily
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the ancient Egyptians and Chinese made writing a major part of today’s society‚ although the Egyptians started using writing first. The Egyptians had great building skills with the pyramids and with the Sphinx; hence how well structured they are still today. Ancient Egypt was way before the time of the canals system and how they constructed giant statues of their gods. Meanwhile a couple thousand years later China was trying to get ahead of the game‚ with numbers and symbols representing what we consider
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Difference between China and Egypt Some differences between Ancient China and Egypt is there religion. Both China and Egypt have different religions and different ways they take care of their religion. Ancient Egypt was polytheistic and centered on the leader of their religion. Also‚ China was Polytheistic‚ but the Chinese worshiped their ancestors. Over time the beliefs of these were mixed with Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism. Another thing that stuck out to me about China and Egypt being
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Ancient Egypt and Ancient China are two of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both Ancient China and Ancient Egypt made great contributions to future civilizations. Several similarities and differences exist between these two Ancient civilizations. Areas where similarities and differences exist are Religion‚ Afterlife‚ and Society. Ancient China has been around for about 1.7million years. Starting with the Xia Dynasty‚ in the 21st century B.C. China has been one of the oldest lost civilizations
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History Ancient India and Ancient China Different but the Same Ancient India and Ancient China have as many similarities as they do differences. Over many decades of being so close they have had very little run-ins with one another. They have thrived living by the basic principles of a peaceful co-existence society. They have accepted each other’s differences and come to realize just how many similarities they have. Today it is almost impossible the see where the lines of separation between these
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The Greeks‚ The Romans‚ The Jews‚ and the Christians were all important civilizations in Ancient History. Why? Because they all had a hand in forming what is now the government of the United States. All of these people had many similarities and many differences. For instance‚ the Greeks and Romans both had polytheistic religions‚ based upon many of the same gods‚ whereas Christianity and Judaism are Monotheistic Religions‚ based on parts of the same scriptures. Christianity is a derivative of
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The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped‚ to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture’s buried their dead with items of value‚ practiced ancestor worship‚ had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and
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