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    Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cultures Around the time 4‚000-1‚000 BC there were two major western civilizations. Those civilizations were the Ancient Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Many similarities exist between the civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ as well as many differences. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic‚ that is‚ they believed their worlds were ruled by more than one god. Both cultures also believed that they themselves were created for the purpose of serving

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    Egypt vs Sumer Back when pharaohs ruled and ziggurats towered‚ two civilizations rose to form the customs and cultures of today. Ancient Egypt and ancient Sumer were the first two civilizations to establish what we know now as every day life. Even though both of the empires were located relatively close in the whole scheme of things‚ both cultures evolved utterly different. They differed in four main categories: geography‚ how they interacted with others‚ religion‚ and government. Ancient Egypt

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    Differences between Egypt and Sumer Civilizations Introduction Ancient civilizations arose all over the world. They had different kind of cultures. Two of the greatest civilizations that will be elaborated on this assignment are the Egypt Civilization and the Sumerian Civilization. Both civilizations had similarities‚ but also had their differences just like everything in life. They had similar beliefs on gods controlling everything in their lives. Also‚ these two civilizations were the first

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    Ancient Egypt and Ancient China are two of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both Ancient China and Ancient Egypt made great contributions to future civilizations. Several similarities and differences exist between these two Ancient civilizations. Areas where similarities and differences exist are Religion‚ Afterlife‚ and Society. Ancient China has been around for about 1.7million years. Starting with the Xia Dynasty‚ in the 21st century B.C. China has been one of the oldest lost civilizations

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    Ancient China and Ancient Egypt are very different and very alike. The differences and similarities between Ancient China and Ancient Egypt‚ such as their writing systems‚ their calendars‚ and the areas they lived in are very interesting‚ and they deserve to be discussed. Ancient China and Egypt are different‚ but makes them similar? One detail is that both Egypt and China were very civilized for the times that they lived in. The second detail is that both civilizations had been ruled by dynasties

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    you ever wondered about the social classes in ancient times? The Society of Ancient India‚ China‚ and Egypt had many similarities but‚ they did have a few differences. During class we learned about the three societies and learned that India and Egypt were very similar‚ with only a few slight differences. Although‚ China had a much different society that focused on completely different goals than the other two. First‚ the caste system of ancient india. The caste system consisted of four casts

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    The early civilizations of the world developed many revolutionary innovations that would pave the way for future generations. Many of these ancient innovations have been refined for modern use‚ making our society that much more efficient. The civilizations of SumerEgypt‚ India‚ and China were at the forefront of ancient creativity. Their innovations‚ though different in many ways‚ all contributed to the society we live in today. The Sumerians‚ for instance‚ developed the wheel‚ which is known as

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    Ancient Sumer was quite advanced for their time. Their lives included very strict laws and punishments‚ lots of religious people and activities and strong beliefs.They created cuneiform so that they could communicate with others across the land and make new laws. The gods had a lot of power over people and they were considered the leaders of Sumeur The laws and punishment in Sumer where very harsh and they involved slaves and deaths. Some punishments were unfair and some were unfair in comparison

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences‚ throughout both of these civilizations from back to 3‚500 B.C. The political and social structures in these civilizations were different and the same in their own way. The political differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia included hierarchy power‚ land control‚ and centralized government. The similarities between both civilizations are social class‚ male patriarchy‚ and kings. Egypt and Mesopotamia both had differences of their political

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    While Ancient Egypt and Ancient China were both reliant upon the land they lived in and both had polytheistic views they had very different languages. Ancient Egypt and China both heavily relied upon their lands in many ways. They both had very different resources they had access to. Egypt had access to resources such as wheat‚ barley‚ vegetables figs and other. China primarily had access to a surplus of rice and animals such as the oxen and pigs. They also both relied upon their rivers heavily

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