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Compare And Contrast Egypt And Mesopotamia

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There have been many great civilizations throughout the course of history. Egypt and Mesopotamia were two of the earliest powerful societies. Therefore, they can be defined as civilizations because they both developed writing, religious structure, and held political and military power.
One of the elements of a great civilization is the development of a writing system. About 5,100 years ago the Sumerians of Mesopotamia developed a wedge- shaped form of writing. They used symbols to represent objects. The symbols developed over history to become much simpler and easier to understand why they were such a powerful civilization ( c).
Another dominant element in a civilization is religious structure. In Egypt they belived that the Pharaoh was a god so they worshipped and followed his leadership. Also in Egypt the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, wanted people to worship his chosen god, Aten. Although it failed, it might have influenced the Jewish religion as seen in Psalm 104:19- 25, 27-30. The Hebrews developed religious structure with the Ten …show more content…

A box was discovered dating back 4700 years shows the army of the city-state, Ur, showing their military might with a military victory. The Code of Hammurabi gave political structure because it gave strict punishments for crimes, which convinced people not to commit these crimes. In Egypt the citizens worshipped the Pharaoh so much absolute political power and power over all the people. The Nubians arriving in Egypt shows Egypt's military strength and power as they brought people from Nubia to Egypt for personal benefit. The Assyrians developed great strategies and tactics to succeed in war and gain power. This made them great at warfare and in turn a very powerful civilization. Although political and military structure turned these societies into powerful civilizations, however a misuse of this power could have led to their demise (A, B, D, F,

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