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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From the past to present day‚ geography has exceedingly affected human development. Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are just two of many civilizations which confirm such a statement. Both societies developed approximately 5‚000 years ago around 3‚000 BC in the Middle East and in North Africa. Geography was a friend on the development of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Geography had a beneficial effect on Mesopotamia and the country’s development. The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers served as a vital
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Between 3500-500 BCE‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt were both seen as major civilization. Although they are both ancient river civilizations and have many similarities‚ there are multiple differences between their religion‚ social structure‚ and political systems. Three similarities between Mesopotamia‚ and Egypt is that they were both patriarchal societies‚ both had written languages‚ and had education. They are both patriarchal societies as evidenced by Egypt having Pharaohs and Mesopotamia having Kings. They
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Mesopotamia and Egypt At the time of the rise of the first civilizations‚ both Mesopotamia and Egypt were dominant civilizations. One could argue that the first civilizations had various similarities‚ but they also had many differences‚ that of which made them early civilizations. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt grew up in river valleys. Surrounding Mesopotamia were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ and Egypt’s river source was the Nile. These civilizations depended on these rivers to have productive
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Egypt And Mesopotamia Although the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations paved the way modern civilizations‚ they have more differences that are illustrated in the areas of military‚ agriculture & society‚ and government types. Egypt spent most of its history as a unified monarchy‚ whereas Mesopotamia seems to have begun as a collection of city-states (known as Sumeria) and continued to be dominated by a pair of mutually hostile powers: Assyria and Babylon. As a result‚ Mesopotamia’s history
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The ancient river-valley civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt share many similarities in their social‚ political‚ economic‚ intellectual‚ and cultural aspects‚ however‚ at the same time; both are very separate from one another. Mesopotamia developed first as a civilization without influence‚ while Egypt built off of the latter to create their own society‚ hence the shared traits of their educational system‚ government‚ religion‚ and social structure. But‚ the variable of location also takes place;
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Matthew B Owens World History AP-3 21 September 2011 Mesopotamia and Egypt Comparative Essay While both the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations share similar political‚ social and economic qualities‚ the details of these broad spectrums branch off in opposite directions. For example‚ both Mesopotamia and Egypt were ruled by kings‚ but in Egypt‚ their kings were called pharaohs and they had significantly more power than the Mesopotamian kings of the city-states. Both civilizations also had
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the major religious points‚ was that Egypt believed in many gods and also thought their pharaohs were gods while Mesopotamians served several gods. While Egypt had pharaohs governing its society‚ Mesopotamia was made of several city-states that competed for power. The social structures from Ancient Mesopotamia differs from Ancient Egypt both treated their women differently. In both Mesopotamia and Egypt religious leaders were given a very high status. In Egypt pharaohs were thought to be divine
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ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia were very different in some ways and in other ways very much alike. Some of the facts that help contrast these places would include the different varieties in social structure‚ economics‚ politics‚ religion‚ and even the geography of each area. Even though both of these civilizations were in and around the Middle East each had a very varied view on factors such as which God’s to worship and how to run their kingdom. Egypt and Mesopotamia were the same but very
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Egypt and Mesopotamia vary drastically in land and geographic features due to its location. They had more differences than similarities which was a cause for the uniquely different cultures of each. In Southwest Asia‚ also commonly known as the Middle East‚ it is known mostly for its dry desert climate‚ except for in the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the flat plain known as Mesopotamia is located. This region’s shape and the richness of its soil leads is also the reason
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