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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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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In the life of Egypt and Mesopotamia there were similarities and differences. There are comparisons in culture‚ social class‚ and gender. Also parallelism in their religions existed however‚ the differences found‚ clearly define them as individual entities. In Egypt the social class was not so different than Mesopotamia’s. Egypt had social classes that were hierarchy. At the top of their social class it was the pharaohs and priests. Next came the artists‚ merchants‚ lesser priests‚ farmers‚ and
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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 have been two completely different civilizations but they did have
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systems. However Egypt had a unified nation while Mesopotamia utilized city states and socially Kings were viewed different in the societies. Although Egypt and Mesopotamia had similar governing styles and social classes never the less‚ they differed in political organization and the roles women. Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar in the way that they both were monarchies. The monarchs in Egypt were called pharaohs; they were believed to be an earthly manifestation of the gods. Mesopotamia had kings that
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Although both Egypt and Mesopotamia had 3 social classes‚ same gender roles‚ and an economy was based on agriculture‚ they differ in many ways such as the political structure‚ where Egypt was ruled by pharaohs‚ and Mesopotamia was ruled by an emperor. In this essay‚ I will start with the similarities between the two civilizations‚ and then state the differences between the two civilizations. I will be focusing mainly on the economy‚ social structure‚ and gender roles for similarity‚ and religion
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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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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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Egypt and Mesopotamia Essay Jeff Garcia History 1 09/26/14 Civilization is an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached by definition. Egypt and Mesopotamia are two primary models of complex and unique societies that established to be both prosperous and effective. The two greatest significant civilizations of the world developed in the same region of Middle East and North Africa‚ closely linked and influenced
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Although both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed along major river valleys‚ each have established different political‚ economical‚ social and even religious customs. Their differing geographic makeups have shaped each civilizations existence. The root of the difference is caused by the fact that Mesopotamia was unguarded‚ the crossroads of civilizations‚ while Egypt was highly protected on many sides by natural barriers. From a political view‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt are fairly similar‚ with certain opposing
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