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    Two of the civilizations that marked the birth of 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

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    Egypt developed around the Nile River‚ while Mesopotamia developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt and Mesopotamia grew into complex civilizations. Politically‚ both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a government with one main ruler‚ but Egypt had a centralized government with a pharaoh‚ while Mesopotamia had a decentralized government with a king. Socially‚ both civilizations were patriarchal‚ but Egypt was more lenient towards women while Mesopotamia was stricter. The political and social

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    Jean Bottero in Mesopotamia: Writing‚ Reasoning‚ and the Gods outlines his thesis on why the ancient Mesopotamians appear to have used a “substitute king” in order to save the life of their own ruler. The text makes it clear that the ancient peoples of this area did‚ in fact‚ substitute other lives for their own or for that of their king‚ and Bottero makes an interesting argument as to why that is. However‚ I believe there may be more to the story‚ perhaps the purpose of a “substitute king” evolved

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    Mesopotamian Civilization Mesopotamia was located between two rivers the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. The rivers were very helpful to them. The rivers gave them water and a way to travel. Between the two rivers was very fertile soil‚ which helped them‚ farm near their homes. They also had a semiarid climate‚ which is it rains a lot and the summers are very hot. The first civilization was Sumer and they believed in polytheism or the belief in many gods or goddess. They believed

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    World History Period:8 9/29/12 Comparing: Egypt and Mesopotamia Although Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in terms of their writing system‚ they differ with technology. The Mesopotamian’s both were one of the first civilizations to invent the writing system. Both places started with pictographs. On the other hand‚ the Mesopotamian’s invented more important things than the Egyptians‚ such as the wheel and the sailboat. Mesopotamia and Egypt both had the same types of religions‚ including

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    and Mesopotamia shared political and religious ideas although they had more differences. Egypt and Mesopotamia were both similar in the way that government controlled the irrigation systems. These early river valley civilizations formed by the fertile lands so that farmers don’t have to live a nomadic life. There religious ideas were both similar because they were polytheistic. They had a god for each thing such as the sun god‚ the Nile river god‚ or the god of death. These two river valley civilizations

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    Delaware Valley Quakers (481-544) Family Ways: Quaker Idea of the Family of Love *Most historians believe that the idea of the MODERN AMERICAN FAMILY traces back to the folkways of the Delaware Valley. *They used the word “family” lightly – the Society of Friends was considered family. (Name given to people of Quaker faith) *Average Quaker household had smaller numbers of children than in New England‚ with a larger number of servants; but‚ more children and fewer servants than Virginia. *Everyone

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    Suum: A comparison of the worldviews of Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia were both flourishing examples of civilization in their day‚ yet their worldview differed drastically: Mesopotamia had a negative outlook upon the world and life in general‚ whereas Egyptians had a much more positive worldview. The negative worldview of the Mesopotamians was most likely caused by the instability within their lives. For example‚ their two major rivers—The Tigris and The Euphrates—flooded wildly at unpredictable

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    Valued qualities of Kings in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia 5000 years ago‚ as people discovered or invented more and more tools‚ agriculture replaced hunting and gathering became the main path food comes from. Because of the higher productivity agriculture has and agriculture’s need of settlement‚ people settled down from then on and cities came into being at that time‚ which happened at Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt at first. As the population grew up in these cities‚ people met with the need

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    DBQ-early valley civilizations essay Throughout history‚ civilizations have contributed to the cultural and intellectual life of humanity. These civilizations had developed about 5000 years ago. These civilizations had been defined as based on agriculture and urban settlements. At that period had been developed many cultural and intellectual achievements‚ but also stable government and a strong economy. The ancient River Valley civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia all made key contributions

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