Differences Between Egypt And Mesopotamia

The First Civilizations for the River Valley differed among class systems, gender roles, and even trading. Class systems determined whether or not you were high in ranking. Mesopotamia and Egypt both had different views on these class systems. Egypt had pharaohs, which were basically wealthy kings and queen who can control mass numbers of people. Gender roles between these civilizations varied between upper class men and woman to slaves. Upper class men and woman had more freedom than the enslaved people. Slaves were used strictly for work, and they received seldom food and shelter in return. Mesopotamia did not have that many natural resources; therefore, they had to trade with other civilizations to get the necessary needs. Egypt, on the
contrary, had access to much more resources, making them the heart of trade during this time period. Their goods would be sent up the Nile River, and imported goods came right back down. The First Civilizations had many differences; however, without these differences, the world today would have not been the same. Each change in the civilizations impacted the ones that were established afterwards.