Comparing Mesopotamia To Be A Civilization

When you look back in history to the development and the contributions of both the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations, you see that there was a lot accomplished, as well as a lot created. The earliest forms of writing developed in Mesopotamia, while Egypt was referred to the “Gift of the Nile” by traveler Herodotus (McKay,42). Development of cities was another major marker, especially in the “old world”, of how people eventually determined civilizations and what they represented. According to McKay, civilizations were determined by people who considered themselves more “civilized”, urban people mostly. Made up of cities, written rules of law, and social justice codes, Mesopotamia and Egypt would develop into two of the largest civilizations in history.

Mesopotamia was the a great city that revolved around shipping and trading as it was around water. The supplies helped this city grow and the economy helped create their own self-run civil government.

One of the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia developed into successful civilizations is by their water sources. In document 1, the river Nile in Egypt flooded every year, which gave the land around it soft fertile ground, great for planting crops. Most people lived near the river. In document 2, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which was also called the Fertile Crescent, provided food, transportation, and plants. They were especially populated since the area had deserts and mountains. Another reason is their rulers. As stated in document 3, the ancient Egyptian looked at their ruler, the pharaoh, as one of their gods in a human form, serving them well and deciding what’s best for the country. Quoting document 4, the people of Mesopotamia

Think for a second about a world without civilization, without laws. I bet you don't know who developed civilization! The Mesopotamians did, they also created lots of amazing inventions! Some of these civilizations also developed in China and Egypt. Ancient Mesopotamia. Two contributions from the Mesopotamian Civilization were the invitation of the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code.

Known as the “cradle of civilization”, the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was the first known society that began near rivers. The Tigris and Euphrates were natural barriers as well as a source of maintenance for a growth in population. The rivers served as a source throughout the Fertile Crescent within Mesopotamia. These rivers provided a means of transportation which ultimately led to trading and it had fertile soil. Through trading with other civilizations such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, the economy of Mesopotamia would flourish as well as incorporate cultural diffusion. Settlements were mostly situated along the river banks since the land was more fertile. The Sumerians were one set of people who occupied Mesopotamia in Sumer. The two rivers were able to help them to have urbanization, thus domesticating animals. The city of Harappa and Mohenjo- Daro are also similar to the Mesopotamian civilization because they also built cities along the Indus River, and traded during the ancient times. This river civilization corresponds to that of the Nile River that is located in Egypt. Since Egypt was a desert, the Nile River provided a slew of resources. Tigris and Euphrates were also related to the Nile River because, whenever they flooded over, it was an advantage for farmers because it fertilized the

In order to completely understand the relationship between two events, comparing and contrasting is necessary. Through comparing similarities and differences it is easier to analyze why things developed and occurred the way they did. For example, in comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia it will be easier to achieve understanding of major aspects of their culture, the way other cultures impacted them, and their influence on the future. In addition to the similarities between the two cultures, the differences are what make them unique. Although Egypt and Mesopotamia both left stable heritage in their respective regions, due to geographic location their influences on politics,

The first civilizations and the rise of empires began with small groups or villages existing with the use of hunting, fishing, and foraging. (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel, World History, vol. 1, 1) Within a few thousand years, people learned how to cultivate food crops and this led to an increase in population. Increased food production resulted in larger communities. The cities began to expand their cultural and religious developments leading to the beginnings of civilization. (Duiker, World History, 1) The first civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia and Egypt during the fourth and third millennia B.C.E and had various components in common. Each of these civilizations was established in a river valley so they were able to provide and produce the agricultural resources needed to survive and uphold the population. (Duiker, World History, 1) Mesopotamia developed in the valley between the Tigris and Euphrates River known as “the land between the rivers.” These rivers provided irregular and catastrophic flooding for the city-state. They created an intensive irrigation system to improve their agriculture. The first people to create Mesopotamian civilization were known as the Sumerians. These people were the first city builders and created the major city’s named Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash. These cities were built with surrounding walls and defense towers. A six-mile-long wall enclosed the city of Uruk. Mesopotamia lacked

Today we answer the age old question, did Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia really have similarities and differences? All around the world people walk around not knowing that their ancestors and maybe a friends ancestors had something in common or something not in common. As most people know Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were both located near a river of some sort. As many may also know the economy, politics and the way society was of these two places were very similar and different to each other in their own ways.

Cities, central government, writing and record keeping, highly organized religion, specialized workers, social classes, and complex technologies are all words to describe a civilization. Mesopotamia, Teotihuacán, and Olmec have the properties needed to be considered a civilization. Mesopotamia is divided into city-states (Conlin et al., 2017). Eridu, Uruk, and Babylon were a few cities located in Mesopotamia (ibid). Ziggurats and temples were important buildings in Mesopotamia; as they were used for religious purposes (ibid). The olmecs had two main cities: La Venta and San Lorenzo (Azad et al., 2017). San Lorenzo was the oldest of the two cities (ibid). La Venta was smaller than San Lorenzo and was known for their basalt statues (ibid). Each city was ran by their

Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia were both very complex empires. Every aspect of Egyptians life was based around religion, Mesopotamian religion explained everything about life and death. Social classes in both civilizations were based on a pyramid like social structure. Egypt never developed any major cities but, Mesopotamia developed many major cities. These three elements of civilization helped Egypt and Mesopotamia grow into thriving civilizations.

The most significant part in the evolution of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia was geography, permitting the civilizations to thrive along the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile rivers. The construction of ancient civilizations along the river valleys enabled them to grow through trade along the river. Growth in population generated a significant need for agriculture and the inhabitants of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia looked to the gods to obtain these necessities. Access to neighboring civilizations through river trade served to cultural advancements in each society. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia each had similarities in how their civilizations grew by the geography of their

After reading chapter 1, I was really impressed that I actually made it through the chapter without falling asleep and that I learned a lot as well. The main thing that caught my interest was the western civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C.E. Although they were both civilized at the same time, and do have some similarities, they were very different culturally. The Mesopotamians were located on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the topography and climate was very unpredictable. The Mesopotamians were pessimistic and constantly lived in fear because they didn’t know, geographically, if they would become victims of severe droughts or deadly flash floods. Politically, Mesopotamia was conformed of self governing city-states

Ancient Mesopotamia was an old, primitive place that invented many useful things that we use today in the U.S. Many of these inventions started out on accident or used for something little but then they led to be some of the most useful items for us and our family. Mesopotamia first was struggling with food and only ate what they could find. In that time, nobody could be a fussy eater, there just was not enough food for that. Mesopotamia was a fertile place, and lived between two rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris making it absolutely marshy. This would end up leading to the invention of farming.

In multiple city-states, there are houses, palaces, etc. which provides the needs for the community to reach an advanced stage of social development. Also, the artisan district, barracks, bazaar in the map of Ur all show how organized the civilization is. In the text of source two, it states that “Nitocris used bricks baked in the same way as had been done for the walls to build embankments on either side of the river where it ran through the city”. This proves that they have reached advanced stages in Mesopotamia making it a civilization.

Mesopotamia was in the Middle East and the development of human civilization. Mesopotamia is known as “the cradle civilization” and is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Sumer was the first civilization in the Mesopotamia. Sumerians had sophisticated civilization because of their great water from the rivers due to the invention of irrigation canal. The irrigation canal is a building of dams or walls channels to bring in water.