AP World History Comparative Essay 07 September 2010 The geography of Egypt and Mesopotamia helped shaped their economies‚ social structures‚ and religions. In these two societies‚ the rivers they depended upon played central roles in all parts of society. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers surrounding Mesopotamia and the Nile River‚ in the middle of the desert‚ produced two polytheistic‚ ancient civilizations. Although Egypt and Mesopotamia both have similar economies which center on agriculture
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<b>Introduction</b><br>Egypt is situated in the north-eastern corner of the African continent. It is composed of two very different regions--Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt--the Black Land as it was also called by the ancient Egyptians--with its fertile soil strip along the Nile River makes up the northern part of the country. The Red Land--the Upper Egypt--is a desertous southern part with the red‚ sun-baked soil. The history of ancient Egypt starts around 3000 B.C. when‚ according to the
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Egyptians. Among the works of art‚ the statuette titled “Cat with Kittens” grabbed my attention. I chose that particular piece to write about in this assignment. “Cat with Kittens” was made in the South of Egypt during the late Ptolemaic period‚ 664-30 B.C.E. Dynasty 26 was ruling the Egypt at that particular time. Mother cat and four kittens are made of bronze and the group is on semi-circular bronze base‚ set into a wooden base. Black color was used to paint the wooden base‚ but some parts missing
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knowledge on pharaohs and ancient civilization. - Ancient Egyptians believed that when someone died‚ their soul left their body. The soul would then return and be reunited with the body after it was buried. However‚ the soul needed to be able to find and recognize the body in order to live forever. Pharaohs - Nearly all pharaohs were mummified‚ and many members of the nobility and upper classes had the full mummification treatment. - King Tut is a good example. He was the only pharaoh who’s tomb
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‘Explain the role and importance of the military in New Kingdom Egypt.’ In New Kingdom Egypt‚ the military became very important. The army evolved from being a disorganised band of conscripted peasants into a lethal‚ professional outfit well equipped and ready for combat. Egypt became the most expansionist it had even been in its history. The emergence of Egypt’s army started in the 18th Dynasty when Ahmose expelled the Hyksos from Egypt. Tuthmosis I and Tuthmosis III and also Ramses II and Ramses
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inherent resistance would manifest itself during the Theban Revolt of Upper Egypt which detached itself from control of the Ptolemies from 206 to 186 BC and came under the rule of two native pharaohs‚ Hyrgonaphor and Chaonnophris. Reasons for this stemmed from the anti-colonial resentment of the Egyptian people toward their Greek rulers and from how the Ptolemaic kings misconducted themselves according to the role of the Pharaoh. The traditional objective of the Egyptian leader was to ensure that “they
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divine choice‚ and through many nations and civilizations‚ this has proven to be true. Along with the expansion of kingdoms were the most powerful rulers to ever exist‚ but their legitimacy differed in every civilization. Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are among the earliest of civilizations that introduced the prodigy of sacred kings. Kingship in Mesopotamia used religion in the name of legitimizing power through its close relationship with the gods. Ultimately‚ religion played a big role in the
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Greek word‚ “kosmetikos”‚ which means “skilled in the use of cosmetics.” The history of cosmetology is long and can be traced from many important cultures. Egyptian Cosmetology The beginning of the use of cosmetics can first be seen in ancient Egypt. Egyptians were the first to pay attention to the human body and to beautify it in a grand scale. Looking beautiful was their priority. Cosmetics were worn daily‚ at religious ceremonies‚ and in the preparation of the dead for the afterlife. Through
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The gods of Egypt and the God of the Israelites have very many differences. However‚ as crazy as it may seem‚ they actually do have many similarities. One of them‚ for example would be both the Egyptian gods and God communicated through prophets and/or priests. One main difference between them would be for the Egyptian gods‚ it took several gods to create everything‚ but for the God of the Israelites‚ it took just One and only One. As I mentioned before‚ although they have some differences‚ they
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Ancient \Egypt and Mesopotamia need to be compared and contrasted. All of the ancient civilizations formed around rivers‚ but is there really anything alike about them beyond geographic location. Where did these ancient civilizations form? Ancient Egypt formed along the nile river. The nile provided water and fertile ground for the people of Egypt. The river flooded in a consistent pattern which made it easier for growing crops. Due to the surrounding desert the people of ancient egypt had to live
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