Essay about Comparison of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt

The river valley civilizations, ancient Egypt and China, were major cities with vast power and influence in the ancient world. Along came large and complex social structures, economics, and cultures. All three of those have similarities and differences between the two civilizations that greatly impacted the course of human history.

Many early river valley civilizations had very much in common, but they had their differences as well. Each civilization was located near an extremely important river that would lead to the growth of the civilization itself. The environment, government, and advancement of technology also aided the growth of the civilizations. Mesopotamia river valleys and China river dynasties had some things in common but the two also had many differences.

Even though Chinese and Egyptian religions before 600 B.C.E are similar, they’re different because Chinese religion is centered around their ancestors, whereas the Egyptians are centered around their rulers. In China during the Zhou Dynasty, they believed that sacrifices and prayers would bring down ancestral deities. (doc. 4) Whereas Egyptians believed that their rulers, pharaohs, were the keys to the gods. (doc. 1) Most archaeologists would agree that the preceding points of views aren’t biased as they translations of books from the time

The Ancient Egyptians government would be compared to as a kind of monarchy. Their King was called the Pharaoh and everyone in the civilization listened to everything that he said. Every Law and Business transaction went through this man. In our day we have only one leader but thousands of others that decide the laws of our country. We also have a vice president in America, if I had to pick a person to be the vice president of a Pharaoh in Egypt it would be the man called the vizier's. He was also well respected in the community and mostly was involved in the business aspect of the Pharaoh's job. The people of the Egyptian community really had no influence in the pharaoh's decisions, unlike America where we vote on all of our government officials. We also have people that don't allow our president to gain too much power, Unlike the Egyptians, where the Pharaoh had all the power in the community.

The Ancient Egyptians, Mesopotamia, and Greeks were some of the oldest complex societies, although similar in many aspects. Mesopotamia is located in the Fertile Crescent, land in and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers usually known as modern day Iraq and Eastern Syria.(24) In Egypt, the Nile River creates a fertile valley which is rich in nutrients and essential to their survival. The Nile flows from Burundi, slightly south of the equator eventually traveling through Egypt and into the Mediterranean. Ancient Greece is situated very closely to Egypt so trading was easy between them. How are these three civilizations comparable and different?

Ancient Egypt and Early China, though continents and ideologies apart, both depended upon a king leader to rule over those in their territories. Despite fundamental differences, each society developed a clear social hierarchy with the foundation of advanced civilization being the lesser educated workers or slaves, and being lead by

When people even mention ancient egypt, loads of things pop up like mummies, ruins,deaths,chaos, and none reasoning time period. Although in this case we have the wrong interpretation of how they actually loved their daily life better than americans do today . How can a lost civilization like ancient Egypt could even compare to American culture? Not only by how Egyptians had organized social standards, lifestyle, money, and how women’s rights were highly respected in the eyes of their people and government. Were as Americans are is still having trouble of picking the next president.

The civilizations of the Nile River valley, the Mesopotamia valley, and Indus Valley marked human progress toward fixed settlements and the development of a rich culture. These civilizations shared many characteristics that contributed to their success. What made these civilizations unique were the contributions that each one gave to the world. They contributed their own ideas and accomplishments in the areas of religion, science, and mathematics. These contributions defined each civilization and how they would be remembered, as well as, their importance to the world.

Not all civilizations were built along a river Rome was one of them. Each civilization has characteristics and they are religion, cities, government, social, art and architecture, intellectual, public works, and geography. There are six different civilizations Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and Indus Valley.Rome is comparable to the other civilizations. It has its own characteristics like every other civilization. The characteristics in this paper are geography, intellectual, and religion.

Ancient civilizations mostly all consisted of a ‘leader’ either it was their pharaoh, king, or emperor they all had someone as higher class. Ancient Egypt had a very important factor in their government which was their Pharaoh. A Pharaoh is the most powerful person

The first, early civilizations in world history separated themselves among six empires, establishing the first known forms of settlements and politics. Two of these empires, Ancient Egypt and the Yellow (Huang He) River Valley (Shang and Zhou) civilizations, formed methods of power and diplomacy that differed, as well as related to one another. Both Egypt and Huang He’s civilizations were set up on geography and environment that promoted settlement as well as create certain difficulties that led to technological development. Within these settlements, each civilization depended on a system of divine/semi-divine leadership in which the kingdom was split by dynasties.

In addition to the differences they share culturally, there are differences between Europe and both China and Cairo economically. For example, in European towns, capitalism was practiced. Because there was no formal government dominating in Europe, capitalism allowed merchants to do as they wished without the government’s permission. This contrasts with China and Cairo, as in these civilizations, socialism was exercised. Because of socialism, the merchants of China and Cairo had to have the government’s approval before they were able to make any decisions. This is just one of the many differences between these global civilizations. Because Europe was different than the other global civilizations, such as Cairo and China, it was able to advance and later, dominate world trade. Europe today is one of the most wealthiest places in the world (they have 66% of the world’s wealth, according to Ferguson). They were able to achieve such power and wealth because of the way European towns were

Egypt vs China Throughout history, from as early as 3000 BC there have been many urban civilizations that started from dry land, and a water source. Two civilizations that specifically have been remembered for their long lasting monarchy/dynasty are Egypt and China. Egypt a very dry and sandy environment had the gift of the Nile river their main water source. While China a fertile area with multiple rivers such as the Yellow river and the Yangtze river had an easier time farming crops. The two had completely different belief systems, with Egypt believing in multiple gods, while China believed in Confucianism.

In conclusion, China and Egypt are similar by analyzing Egypt’s “Kingdom” periods describes a period of peace and prosperity flourished by the construction of temples, plenty of food was harvested and things were basically good. In comparison, with their “Intermediate” periods were times when Egypt was invaded, experienced civil war, bad food harvests, or other difficult times. During this time, the first Pharaoh Narmer started the tradition of passing power to members of his family, usually inherited by male children during this era. This is identical to the Chinese continuous transitioning of the emperors, which are similar to a king throughout the reign of dynasties in both China and Egypt. My research also validates the importance of why the Ancient Chinese population has successfully evolved into the nation of China that still exist

Egyptian and Chinese civilizations are very different due to the culture, economy, and religious beliefs. Indeed, they have multiple differences, yet they have a few similarities. To begin with, Egyptian civilization emerged along the Nile River. Chinese civilization is on the northern part of China's vast central plain. These two civilizations have made a great impact in history. Both civilizations created their own writing, as well as language. Egypt is known for their beautifully sculpted pyramids, which were made for burials, and China is known for the Great Wall of China, which was made for protection from enemies. Additionally, the Egyptians believed that when one was sick, it was due to a curse, unlike the Chinese they believed illness