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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The Mesopotamia lies between two rivers the Euphrates and the Tigris‚ which was known for flooding and making it great for land to stay fertile which meant the crops were ideal for growing. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations‚ pg.17) Egypt was located on the Nile River‚which consisted of an upper and lower part. The Nile was a calm and predictable river which meant is was perfect for certain crops like wheat‚ dates‚ grapes and even onions. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations
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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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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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Rough draft: Two of the first civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt the both faced a similar problem the flooding of the rivers. In Egypt they used the flooding to help grow there crops. In Mesopotamia they completely blocked there flooding and had no way of telling when it would. Overall I think Egypt dealt with the rivers best. Mesopotamia was one of the first known civilizations. The word Mesopotamia comes from Greek meaning between two rivers. However every once in a while the two rivers
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Despite the fact that both Mesopotamia and Egypt were first developing around the same time‚ natural forces and the environment caused variations in many cultural developments such as political systems‚ religious views‚ and much more. Their biggest differences were dependent on the river-valleys they lived in and how that affected the way they managed agriculture‚ as well as their view of their gods. One similarity that Mesopotamia and Egypt did have was that both civilizations developed a system
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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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The civilizations of ancient Egypt‚ Mesopotamia and China were all different but were also developed similar ways of doing things. The political‚ economic and intellectual outlooks of these ancient peoples say a lot about their ways of life. The religious views of Egypt and Mesopotamia were rather different. II. Politics The political thinking of these ancient civilizations definitely had their differences and also their similarities. A. Mesopotamia Mesopotamia was divided into city-states
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Mesopotamia and Egypt Comparative Essay The first civilizations to exist developed along river valleys. There were four major river valleys‚ each unique in their own way. Two of the more powerful ones were Mesopotamia and Egypt. Although these two had many similarities‚ Egypt had a more peaceful and smooth existence while Mesopotamia’s was more chaotic. Ancient Egypt suffered from fewer invasions and had little internal conflict due to its isolated location and centralized government. One reason
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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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