Ancient Egypt The giant pyramids‚ temples‚ and tombs of ancient Egypt tell an exciting story about a nation that rose to power more than 5‚000 years ago. This mighty civilization crumbled before conquering armies after 2‚500 years of triumph and glory. The dry air and drifting desert sands have preserved many records of ancient Egypt until modern times. The ancient Egyptians lived colorful‚ active‚ and eventful lives. Many were creative artists‚ skilled craftsmen‚ and adventurous explorers
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Ancient Greece The Greeks become one people Greek myths Pandora’s Box In ancient Greece they had myths about gods in one of them Zeus asked Hephaestus to make him a daughter. They made her out of clay. Hephaestus made a beautiful woman named Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth so she could marry Epimetheus. Zeus wanted Pandora to marry Epimetheus so he could get even. One of the brothers‚ Prometheus gave people fire without asking Zeus for permission. Zeus sent Pandora to earth with a box. The
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Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt In Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ there is an example of Theme 2‚ Development and Interactions of Cultures. On pg. 19‚ the author says that the Neolithic drinkers conclusion to the discovery of beer was that it was a gift from the gods. They had many tales on how the gods discovered beer. Also on pg 16‚ the author said that beers are used in religious ceremonies. This is an example of religion in Theme 2 because at this time in history beer started to religiously affect
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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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1. 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 that can be identified regardless of historical period? Mesopotamia and Egypt gained knowledge to successfully sustain and utilize their surroundings. They also built canals to supply water‚ and utilized the soil to grow crops for trade. In doing this‚ it helped produce surpluses sufficient
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Ancient Mesopotamia is where modern Iraq is at nowadays. It was a collection of what we call city-states. It was a relatively small geographic area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. This land was called the fertile crescent.in the Neolithic revolution‚ the fertile crescent became an agricultural area‚ used the rivers flooding to set up fields and starting living a settled life. They were small and very isolated‚ which kept the are fragmented politically. When we think of civilization‚ we see
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Geography impacts many regions‚ but my main focuses are on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have similarities‚ but despite that‚ they also have differences. The culture‚ religion‚ and land of both regions have been impacted by geography‚ and the differences and comparasions of both will explain more of their regions background and how they were impacted over the years. First and foremost‚ Ancient Egypt has two pieces of land called the ´black land´ and the ´red land´
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Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia both developed in river valleys. These first civilizations in the Middle East‚ Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates and Egypt by the Nile River. They are early civilizations that relied heavily on geographies and their surrounding environment. Mesopotamia featured distinctive cultures and was also the home of the worlds first set of laws. The Egyptian civilization formed near the Nile River and in the Sahara desert‚ so a strong
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Vizier‚ who was appointed by the Pharaoh‚ was responsible for the Nomarch (a noble governor of a Nome); Nomarchs‚ who were appointed by the Pharaoh or inherited the position‚ ruled over Nomes. There were 42 Nomes (Provinces) -22 in Upper Egypt and 20 in Lower Egypt‚ which ran along the Nile Delta. Under the pharaoh‚ Vizier‚ and Nomarchs were scribes; written by scribes‚ the archive held administrative records‚ such as‚ laws‚ wills‚ marriage contracts‚ conscription lists‚ tax information‚ letters‚ and
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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‚ Egypt was found in a desert that would be nearly
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