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    between Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt  It is not possible for civilizations to flow backwards while there is creativity and curiosity in the world. Each civilization learns from the one before it‚ but sometimes they are created entirely different. The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt are different. Mesopotamia and Egypt both had a very centralized government‚ but they both used different methods to see who would become the ruler. Agriculture‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt both had

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    Dumas 9 September 2014 Mini Comparative Complex Cultures Essay The Neolithic Revolution led to the discovery of agriculture and allowed for the development of sedentary civilizations‚ permanently changing the human way of life. The rise and fall of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies occurred around the same time and were both centered on mighty rivers. Although located less than 1000 miles from each other‚ the geographical situations of Mesopotamia and Egypt from 3000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. were

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    are thought to have a higher level of intelligence and are well compensated by the wealthy. Despite this myself and other women were among the first individuals to become brewers‚ physicians in ancient Mesopotamia before those occupations proved lucrative and were taken over by men. Whereas Women in Egypt are allowed to wed by the time they are twelve years old some girls are married by the age of fourteen. These ages are considered old enough to have children among my Egyptian society. Unfortunately

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    Lindsay Evans AP World Euro Fourth Block Friday August 27‚ 2010 Egypt and Mesopotamia Compare Contrast Essay Ancient Mesopotamia went through many different empires that shared similar parts cultural traits‚ where as Egypt went through several different rulers‚ but only a few dynasties. Mesopotamia lied in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ and its main empires existed from 1650 BCE to around 330 BCE. The ancient Egyptian empires went through four main phases: The Archaic Period (3100-2600

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    Known as one of the earliest civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt both share set amounts of similarities along with a share of striking distinctions. Environmentally‚ these two civilizations were formed in similar surroundings‚ yet their weather patterns show distinctions. Politically‚ both governments derived from a monarch‚ yet their laws and punishments distinguished the two’s court systems. Economically‚ they both shared prosperous success in similar manners. Socially‚ although the two lands

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    ANCIENT EGYPT V.S. ANCIENT MESOPOTAIMIA In discussing the ancient world‚ many aspects in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt seem to be different and similar in different ways. Although both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed at the same time‚ there were many differences in political systems‚ religion‚ and social stability. They both established along the Nile River in the Fertile Crescent‚ but geography of their different regions had different results on agricultural prosperity‚ religious formation

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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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    Mesopotamia VS Egypt In discussing the ancient world‚ many aspects in ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt seem to be different and similar in different ways. Mesopotamia and Egypt differ in the way their kings govern and the social standings of woman. But were the similar in how religion played a big part in their lives. Mesopotamians kingship difference from Egypt in the way they governed. In Mesopotamia kings were the representatives of the gods. Also in Mesopotamia kings followed Hammurabi’s

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    Comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia Dating back to 3‚500 B.C. these two ancient cultures had many similarities and differences. These two ancient civilizations portrayed many similarities and differences in their cultures. The two similarities between Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture are religion and the practice in polytheism‚ and agriculture and the how Egypt and Mesopotamia relied greatly on rivers for their irrigation. The one major difference between Egyptian and Mesopotamian society is social

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    Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt In Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ there is an example of Theme 2‚ Development and Interactions of Cultures. On pg. 19‚ the author says that the Neolithic drinkers conclusion to the discovery of beer was that it was a gift from the gods. They had many tales on how the gods discovered beer. Also on pg 16‚ the author said that beers are used in religious ceremonies. This is an example of religion in Theme 2 because at this time in history beer started to religiously affect

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