Mesopotamian religion saw humans as the servants of the gods‚ who had to be appeased for protection. Egyptians believed that the gods created all humans but were also controlled by the principle of maat‚ or order. Unlike followers of Mesopotamian religion‚ the Egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife‚ which they expressed by building elaborate tombs such as the pyramids. The Sumerian afterlife involved a descent into a gloomy netherworld to spend eternity in a wretched existence as a Gidim
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recognized stories from the Old Testament is the story of Noah and the Ark‚ and how they survived God’s great flood. This story is a common one throughout many mid-east cultures‚ both past and present. The most notable of these is in the ancient Mesopotamian mythology‚ with the story of Utnapishtim and his story of survival of the gods wrath. Though both are telling what is assumed to be a tale of the same event‚ there are many similarities as well as differences in certain details of the story. Although
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In analytically overviewing the works of E.B. Tylor and James Frazer‚ one must articulate what the societal values were in the 19th century progressing into the 20th century as well as the predominating religion in their individual lives. As anyone can assume‚ the aspects of “nurture” in a societal environment play a key role into shaping the moralistic values of a person as they grow up. Examining the background of E.B. Tylor‚ who was born to a wealthy Quaker family in London in 1832‚ when the
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They were both the earliest river-valleys to be charted by anthropologists. Because they were both formed near rivers‚ it’s no coincidence that the life of both of these places depended mainly on rivers. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers aided in Mesopotamian life‚ while the river Nile supporting the Nile civilization of Egypt. However‚ one difference between Mesopotamia and Egypt is the weather patterns of their respected localities. The Nile civilization admired and celebrated at the mineral waters
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afterlife and their rivers. A similarity between the Mesopotamians and Egyptians is they both had their own writing system. The Egyptians used hieroglyphics which used pictorial symbols that represented sounds‚ concepts‚ or syllables. Because it took so long to learn how to read and write using hieroglyphics‚
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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 times‚ ruining crops and causing mass starvation. Being unable to know‚ each year‚ whether farms would be able to yield enough crops to feed the population definitely would have added to the negative attitude of the Mesopotamians. Another contributor to their negative worldview
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civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia were both fairly successful at what they were able to do with their surroundings. Gathering food‚ hunting‚ and even just the ability to exist were essential tools that both civilizations excelled in. The Early Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians were politically through their type of governments‚ yet contrasting in their eventual downfalls to neighboring peoples. In addition‚ both civilizations were divergent religiously through their beliefs in the afterlife‚ while
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Assyriologist‚ wrote in biblical Archaeologist magazine in March 1985. “Previously we would not have dared to think a cuisine 4‚000 years old was so advanced.’’ This would lead many to believe‚ if the Mesopotamian recipes would be classified as ‘cuisine ‘or merely ‘cookery’. Since the Mesopotamian was the first society to invent a form of writing. It wouldn’t be too hard to believe that they also created the first cuisine. In many ways the findings could suggest that these recipes were both a cuisine
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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 trades because they possessed surplus produce collected as rents from the farmers using temple land. Before merchants gained power as independent entrepreneurs; they
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Egyptian society‚ the Nile river was very consistent and predictable with its flooding‚ rather than Mesopotamia‚ where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were very sporadic with their flooding‚ and caused Mesopotamian societies to be very different. One major difference between the Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies‚ was the government. In Egypt‚ there were many peasant villages all under one king‚ the Pharaoh. In Mesopotamia‚ there were city-states with kings to govern smaller areas because of the hectic
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