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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Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: The First Western Civilizations Deborah Smiroldo What aspects of life in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt made them the first western civilizations? To what extent does civilization depend on urban life? What are the general characteristics of urban life? These are the questions that are being asked. First‚ I believe‚ one must understand what the primary reasons for the development might be. Most historians seem to believe the primary reasons were food- a more stable
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Culture Continuation and Change (compare and contrast US and Egypt) Continuity in American Culture Religion‚ language and cuisine are perhaps the most enduring aspects of the culture of the United States. Take religion to begin with. Under the auspices of the First Amendment‚ the US Constitution does not recognize the superiority of any religious establishment neither does it unduly prejudice against any religion. That notwithstanding‚ religion is a continuous aspect of American culture due to
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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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the major location for European explorers‚ mainly Portuguese. For centuries‚ Europeans traded gold and spices‚ but during the fifteen century‚ one of the most important change occurred; a new type of trade began; influenced by the Portuguese and starting the most shameful period of history. It quickly expanded‚ and with the time more countries joined. This new type of trade was‚ what we today recall‚ as slavery which had major impacts on developments of the countries involved: Spain‚ Portugal‚ and
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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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Education in Mesopotamia In Mesopotamia there were 4 classes of people. The Kings and Priests were at the top of the class. The Upper Class was the wealthy. The Lower Class was salaried for their work. The slaves were at the foot system. The kings and priests were very influential. The priests controlled the society because they owned most of the land‚ and a lot of. The Priests were over the schools and the libraries in their temples. In southern Mesopotamia the first schools were created by
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In both Classical India and Mesopotamia‚ a social hierarchy was created to maintain the order and stability that states and political structures guarantee. There were many similarities and differences in the social stratification between the societies‚ however. Social classes were based on different aspects of ranking‚ and the treatment of women as part of the society varied. A similarity in both organizations of people was the patriarchal way of society. There is no doubt these relationships affected
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Beer was discovered accidentally in Mesopotamia and Egypt when humans were transitioning from the period of being hunter gatherers to farmers. During this time‚ people found that cereal grains were a dependable source of food that could be stored for long intervals of time‚ and were looking for ways to do so; since water sometimes got into their storage containers‚ people learned that grain immersed in water would taste sweet‚ producing beer. Another discovery was that gruel left alone for a few
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Cruz History 1 Mesopotamia in the Hammurabi Code Understanding ancient societies dating back thousands of years is often quite difficult because of the lack of primary sources and artifacts of those societies. Many civilizations have vanished under the blanket of time‚ leaving no trace behind of its actual existence. However‚ understanding a blooming and developed civilization called Mesopotamia could be made possible through studying a set of laws which compose the Hammurabi Code. Through the Hammurabi
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