Ryan Bowman 8/19/2012 AP World History 3rd Similarities/Differences of Mesopotamia and Egypt Mesopotamia and Egypt have many similarities and differences in many aspects. Though regionally close‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia had many differences‚ such as social structure and government structure. While both civilizations differed as in social structure of their society and government structure; they also had similar aspects as in cultural development. Comparing the two‚ they both had close advances
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The early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were very similar‚ but they were also different in some ways. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed their civilizations centered on rivers‚ but these rivers were polar opposites. Mesopotamia was between two rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt’s civilization developed around the Nile River. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers differed from the Nile River. The Nile River was calm‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were wild and very unpredictable
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AP World History Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt both shared many distinct qualities amongst their civilizations. For example‚ their polytheistic beliefs as well as a similar social structure. These two civilizations differed in numerous modes‚ including political authority and geography. Mesopotamian civilizations settled along the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers. Egyptians settled along the Nile River. Both of these civilizations used their rivers as a natural resource to survive. Agriculture was
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Egypt and Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences; one aspect that was very different between Egypt and Mesopotamia was the government. In Egypt‚ they had just one leader‚ the pharaoh. Egypt would have needed this strong central government for projects such as organizing and overseeing of the pyramid buildings. The early Mesopotamians used a city-state type government. Each area was controlled by its own political and economic center. Each area was a separate political unit. The social
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Civilizations have been the bedrock all human achievement‚ with their history often originating from the will of one single individual and the collective cooperation of several groups. Civilization’s primary merits has been its stability and protection for its citizens allowing for advancements in technology‚ art‚ mathematics and philosophy. Over the course of history‚ many groups formed their own distinct civilizations and determined how the landscape of humanity would be carved out. The overall
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If the Indus River Valley people did not need the natural recourse that living by a river provided then they would have moved to a more defendable area to live. They were invaded many times throughout history and it would not make sense to remain in that area unless there was a specific advantage to that area. (Textbook) An account about death from the perspective of an Egyptian writer gives the sense of being active and doing things after death. An example of this would be soaring like a hawk
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The Indus River Valley The people in the Indus River Valley followed the same set of rules and had very organized cities which allowed them to live for 1000 years. The Indus River Valley took place in India. India was east of the Fertile Crescent and had two large cities. India was 900 miles long and 250 miles wide. Some reasons why a great civilization between 2500 B.C – 1500 B.C thrived there was the advanced nature of arts‚ science‚ religion‚ and culture. One reason why
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Indus And Vedic Civilisation There is much to be contrasted between the cultures of the Harappans and the Aryans. There are indeed a few points of similarities‚ but they are not of any significance. Why the points of contrast are more is primarily because of geographic location‚ economic activity and the religious practices followed by both the cultures. Far more important is the fact that the Aryans‚ with a plasticity of mind‚ made life vibrant; whereas‚ the Indus life looks more like stylized
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Calla Thompson Humanities: Early Civilization Indus Valley Civilization and the Aryan Invasion Theory Of the four major early civilizations‚ consisting of Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and China‚ the Indus Valley Civilization is the biggest mystery by far. Due to the fact that the script of the civilization remains undeciphered‚ historians have to rely on remaining evidence of the civilization to learn about the culture. Located in present day Pakistan‚ northwest India‚ and eastern Afghanistan‚ Harappa
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The Indus river valley is now Pakistan and extends into modern day Indian states of Gujarat‚ Rajasthan‚ Haryana‚ and Punjab. The Indus river valley is a big flood area. There was a huge flood that killed thousands of people‚ others were injured and 150‚000 evacuated. In the future‚ something like this could happen again due to the unpredictable flooding of the Indus River. There could also be greater problems like water scarcity‚ droughts‚ and food shortages because of the growing population and
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