and greatly influence modern civilization. Umbrella thesis (Goes from broad to specific) – follow the ACODA rule: Answers the question; Clear‚ Overarching (not a list)‚ Doable‚ Argumentative- Geography had a major effect on both Egyptian and Mesopotamian beliefs about gods and the afterlife‚ methods of government‚ and distribution of power‚ but didn’t have as much of an impact on the social class system. Topic Sentence #1- Religious
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city-states god or goddess. I can infer that compared to present day‚ the architectural plans of the Ziggurat were fairly simple. Early Mesopotamians took the easy route with the difficult problems they faced. For example‚ just making Ziggurats solid instead of finding a way to make them stand up on their own. Lastly‚ based on my research I know that early Mesopotamian Ziggurats were not colorful or diverse. Buildings where shades of brown with small engravings. They looked mostly the same‚ with small
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Approximately 3500 years before present‚ two sister civilizations grew tremendously due to the increase in complexity that the first cities gave. Out of the prosperous Mesopotamian and early Egyptian region‚ they slowly began to differ in their social‚ political‚ and religious practices as they grew larger. These two civilizations laid down the foundation of democracy we use to this day‚ such as the use of class systems. Their main differences include how they utilized their proximity to rivers‚
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at the start of the Neolithic age of human history. The location of Mesopotamia‚ is what we now call modern day Iraq. The development of civilization in Mesopotamia was helped by the location of the Tigris and Euphrates river‚ a waterway the Mesopotamians greatly relied on. It is fitting to state that Mesopotamia one of the earliest civilizations‚ was the birthplace of the world’s oldest known piece of literature. Gilgamesh: A verse Narrative by Herbert Mason is a recount of this ancient story.
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differences between the Mesopotamian cultures lies within the politics. The two cultures operated very differently as Mesopotamia was ruled regionally while Egypt used a more centralized government. Kings in the Mesopotamian region formed city states ruled by leaders of their armies while they just oversaw what was going on via these mediums. On the other hand‚ Egyptian culture featured “god-kings” or pharaohs that controlled much larger expanses of land than Mesopotamian leaders did. Logically‚
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civilizations. The second major difference was the social structure of both civilization. The third major difference was that‚ both civilization had different believes and civilization. The Egyptian civilization settled among the Nile and the Mesopotamian civilization settled among the Euphrates and Tigris. Doing agriculture along the Nile River was much different than doing it along the Euphrates and Tigris. The Nile River was very predictable and calm‚ but the Euphrates and Tigris were very unpredictable
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Egypt and Mesopotamia way of life because the Mesopotamians attitude about life was very negative due to the unpredictable floods‚ and in Egypt without the river floodings there would be numerous famines. Moreover‚ in Mesopotamia they believed humans were inferior to the gods and they could never be sure what the gods might do to or for them‚ whereas in Egypt they believed religion provided them with a sense of security and timelessness. Mesopotamians were very scared of the gods and only obeyed them
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Justice is essential for having a fair and equal society and balance humans lives. The purpose of the ancient Mesopotamians about justice was to control over the people and bring peace to the region which needed hard work. The ancient Mesopotamians had both strength and weakness justice system that was different from other places. First‚ the strengths of their justice were that they could decrease the amount of murdering or stealing which were very common in the past‚ and because people in the ancient
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includes Sigmund Freud’s written essays that addressed the idea of the differential entity from the totemic/exogamy systems and taboos. The names of the essays that address the concepts are: "The Horror of Incest"‚ "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence"‚ "Animism‚ Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts"‚ and "The return of Totemism in Childhood". In each essay includes the teachings and beliefs of which Sigmund Freud hypothesized. Totem is a rule of an animal (or human) and more unlikely a plant which is related
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towards the gods varied. Mesopotamian and Egyptian were polytheistic. Polytheism means they believed in more than one god. For example‚ Babylonians of Mesopotamia believed in the gods Tiamat and Marduk. We know not just Babylon’s religious beliefs‚ but many Mesopotamian cultures gods because of historical writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh talks about Gilgamesh’s conquest for
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