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    Mesopotamia Thousands of years ago‚ the first civilizations emerged on the face of the Earth. They weren’t as complex and diverse as some of today’s civilizations‚ but none the less they were still civilizations. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia are perhaps the most known of the first early civilizations. The two civilizations had both their similarities and differences in their political‚ economical and religion aspects. Both of these civilizations had somewhat of a political system‚ using the

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    Vin Kim Prof. Andrew Walzer Humanities 30 March 6th 2012 Ancient Civilizations of Egypt and Maya The rise of human civilizations did not occur in one place‚ but rather it happened in various locations throughout the world in various time eras. All civilizations have its own characteristics and life span according to their environment such as the geographic location‚ the weather or natural resources. Some civilizations‚ such as the ancient Egypt‚ developed and kept on growing‚ and the historic

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    Indo-Europeans because they developed cuneiform‚ traded with Babylonians and Israelites and had a close relationship with Mesopotamia. In the east in China‚ European people resided‚ due to the expansion. Other peoples moved west into Greece‚ where civilizations were established near the Mediterranean Sea. The Gilgamesh Epic 1. The flood story of the Gilgamesh Epic features a man who is foretold by one of the gods of a flood that will be coming. The man is told to forget all possessions and build

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    Chapter 2 Notes I. Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations A. The contrast between “artificial” life as a “civilized” city dweller and the spacious freedom and imagined simplicity of earlier times still resonates today. B. “Civilizations” are a relatively recent phenomenon in human history made possible by the surpluses produced by the Agricultural Revolution. C. The distinctive features of civilizations are: 1. Cities with monumental architecture and populations in the

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    These first civilizations in the Middle East‚ Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates and Egypt by the Nile River. They are early civilizations that relied heavily on geographies and their surrounding environment. Mesopotamia featured distinctive cultures and was also the home of the worlds first set of laws. The Egyptian civilization formed near the Nile River and in the Sahara desert‚ so a strong society was needed to prosper in this harsh environment. As both civilizations formed close to

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    Comparison Essay Leith Kusmider Before the modern civilizations we all live in came to be as they are today‚ countless others have risen and fallen before our time. No two civilizations are exactly the same‚ but they all do what is necessary to survive and thrive. Many find survival through military power while others find it through trade or an agriculturally based economy. It has been like this since the birth of civilization. Two of the civilizations that marked the birth of all others that rose

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    archaeologists‚ the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia had its first settlements dating back since 10‚000 BCE. Due to this‚ it is considered as one of the birthplace of civilizations. Mesopotamia was also known as “the country between two rivers.” (Chilvers‚ 2007) These two rivers that surrounded this fertile land were the Tigris and the Euphrates. I believe that both rivers were one of the significant environmental factors that contributed to the development of the ancient civilization known as Mesopotamia

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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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    All the first civilizations had something in common with other civilizations and something unique about each civilization‚ such as Mesopotamia and Egypt. Both these civilizations had similar ways in religious aspects. Although‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt did have some differences too‚ like both these civilizations were economically and politically were different. Mesopotamia and Egypt may have been around the same but they did have some differences and also some similarities. Mesopotamia and Egypt may

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    1. 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 that can be identified regardless of historical period? Mesopotamia and Egypt gained knowledge to successfully sustain and utilize their surroundings. They also built canals to supply water‚ and utilized the soil to grow crops for trade. In doing this‚ it helped produce surpluses sufficient

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