to determine not only the cultural pieces that identify a society but also the environmental impacts that molded the society into what we know it as today. In the following paragraphs I will be explaining how the different environments of Mesopotamia and Egypt shaped their cultural traits. Mankind began as a hunter-gatherer species embracing a nomadic lifestyle based on the movements of prey and the lifecycles of plants. As man evolved he became more aware of the potential in domesticating animals
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Andres Mederos AP World History The Differences between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia There are many differences between the two civilizations like Government‚ Burials ‚ Technology‚ and language. Now these can be the same but there not because these civilizations had there own ways on how to control what they believed and how they would sustain themselves. Now the Burial techniques that the Egyptians used was very clever and like professionally done because they thought in the after life
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all others that rose after them‚ were Mesopotamia and Egypt. Although they are similar in their geographic stand points and their agriculturally based economy‚ they have distinct differences in their government structures and their social stratification. The placement of a civilization on a globe often defines how that civilization survives; Mesopotamia and Egypt are no exception. Each civilization was heavily affected by their geographic standing‚ Egypt was found in a desert that would be nearly
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Between 3500-500 BCE‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt were both seen as major civilization. Although they are both ancient river civilizations and have many similarities‚ there are multiple differences between their religion‚ social structure‚ and political systems. Three similarities between Mesopotamia‚ and Egypt is that they were both patriarchal societies‚ both had written languages‚ and had education. They are both patriarchal societies as evidenced by Egypt having Pharaohs and Mesopotamia having Kings. They
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From the past to present day‚ geography has exceedingly affected human development. Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are just two of many civilizations which confirm such a statement. Both societies developed approximately 5‚000 years ago around 3‚000 BC in the Middle East and in North Africa. Geography was a friend on the development of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Geography had a beneficial effect on Mesopotamia and the country’s development. The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers served as a vital
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Matthew B Owens World History AP-3 21 September 2011 Mesopotamia and Egypt Comparative Essay While both the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations share similar political‚ social and economic qualities‚ the details of these broad spectrums branch off in opposite directions. For example‚ both Mesopotamia and Egypt were ruled by kings‚ but in Egypt‚ their kings were called pharaohs and they had significantly more power than the Mesopotamian kings of the city-states. Both civilizations also had
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centuries‚ it is amazing how media and individuals will perceive Egypt as a third world country yet admire it for its history. Egypt is a historical country and continues to follow through its culture. Many people mistake the culture for the religion‚ when both are two completely different things. Call Egypt “old fashioned”‚ but that is their way of life. Women are expected to be more conservative; not to have too much skin exposed. Egypt is not just a Muslim country‚ but also Coptic as well. Today
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The earliest known civilisations were built in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. They occurred at around the same time and almost had the same physical climate‚ yet the similarities and differences in the geographical features made them distinct. Both of these civilisations were created around a very important source: water. Ancient Egypt was built in the fertile area on the banks of the river Nile. The basis for Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent‚ specially the area around the Tigris and Euphrates
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Classical India and Mesopotamia are both ancient civilizations with many similarities and differences. Both Mesopotamia and Classical India had law codes and were a patriarchal society. Social mobility was not present in Classical India as it was in Mesopotamia. In both societies there were many things similar and many things different. Both Classical India and Mesopotamia had law codes. Classical India used the Code of Manu while Mesopotamia used the code of Hammurabi. These codes were followed
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Egypt and China were two extremely well developed ancient civilizations. Although similar in many ways‚ they differed in the way they ran their monarchies‚ their use and development of bronze metallurgy‚ and their religious belief and worships. There are many possible reasons for these differences. Egypt and China had similar governments in which they were both monarchies‚ but the way they were run differed. Although Egypt and China had strong monarchy governments‚ Egypt developed one ruler‚ the
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