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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Did you know Egypt and Mesopotamia both have polytheistic religions? The two civilizations started around the same time‚ they have similar religions‚ they used their rivers the same way to benefit agriculture‚ and many other things. Egypt and Mesopotamia are very similar. Now one reason ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia are similar is their agriculture. The two civilizations both use their rivers‚ the Nile river for the Egyptians‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates for the Mesopotamians. The way they used
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The Ziggurats of Mesopotamia and the Great Pyramids of Egypt are two examples of humanity’s ability to create larger than life monuments‚ leaving a lasting legacy of their cultures. However‚ if one studies both of these mysterious monuments and their history‚ you will find that they contrast in two fundamental ways. The Ziggurats of Mesopotamia were product Sumerian dedication to the worship of their gods and goddesses; while the Great Pyramids were built as magnificent tombs by the
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During the post-classical time period‚ both the Umayyad and Mongol empires rose to the height of their power through many similarities and differences. For example‚ both dynasties expanded by militaristic advances‚ but a single man was responsible for the rise of the Mongols and they also supported all faiths unlike the Umayyad. The Mongol founder‚ Genghis Khan‚ conquered surrounding nomadic tribes and brought them under his rule through extensive military conquest. Over the entire rise of the
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to make sure that their government was ran based on the religion that was being practiced. The Mesopotamians found their gods full of anger and vengeance‚ while the Egyptian culture saw their gods as a very kind and loving figure. The people of Egypt would expect a flooding from the Nile River every year because it provided a lot of silt that would be very helpful for farming. This event provided them and the god Hapy loved and cared for them. The Egyptians also loved how their god‚ Amon would
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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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Mesopotamia and Egypt: Geographical Surroundings and the Shaping of Their Societies Both civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were developed in river valleys and relied on the rivers and the flooding they brought for agriculture. Mesopotamia was between the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys‚ giving them more room for agriculture. But the Mesopotamians had to deal with harsh‚ irregular flooding‚ which would often damage their crops. Flooding was a major issue for the farmers in Mesopotamia‚ and
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Mesopotamia and Egypt are the two of the several remarkable civilizations that have had a vast impact on our present day society. Both were similar socially as they had comparable social class systems‚ agricultural societies‚ and woman’s roles. However‚ both differ in view of after life‚ the status of a king or ruler‚ as well as the process of death. The main reasons to why these two civilizations were so successful were due to the fact of their incredibly similar social characteristics. There
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Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and Hebrews Mesopotamia and Egypt are known as the “place of the first civilization” followed by the Hebrews. These three societies traded extensively‚ but there was a difference in economic area. Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements‚ because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley. Trade contacts were more extensive‚ and the Mesopotamians gave attention to a merchant class and commercial law. Priests were part of the
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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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