Egypt And Mesopotamia Similarities

The civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt both have many things in common, including having adjacent rivers. However both Rivers are very different in regards to when the rivers flood. The Nile river of Egypt floods varies periodically and accurately making it very easy to tell when the river will flood for the crops of the Egyptian people. In Mesopotamia the Euphrates and Tigris flood unpredictably, making it almost impossible to raise a civilization there. Nevertheless the Mesopotamian people found a way around this by using technology such irrigation. This supplies water to land or crops to help growth, typically done by channels. Although both are great civilizations they have very fundamental differences from cultural to religious.

The introduction of writing, the wheel, the calendar, and astronomy. Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt allowed human beings, for the first time in history, to settle down in one place and farm instead of chasing their often dangerous wild animal food sources. Both civilizations shared similarities and differences in their climate, politics, intellect, religion, arts and architecture, technology, economics, and social structures, that allowed them to flourish and become two of the most well-known ancient civilizations.

The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt develop into successful civilizations by having floods from the nile river that provided water, food and fertile area in the middle of the desert as document 1 states. In document 2 it says that they also had rivers that provided many resources such as transportation, trade as well as plants, the rivers were surrounded by deserts.

The people of Mesopotamia also had bad world because of the overload of water that caused them to have a surplus of food. The Nile allowed the Egyptians to work their crops instead of worrying about the river, unlike the people in Mesopotamia. Due to the flooding of the

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

Egypt and Mesopotamia were both located near rivers, and these rivers helped shape everyday life. Both civilizations used their respective rivers (Nile for Egypt, Tigris and Euphrates for Mesopotamia) to help grow crops. However, the Nile was much calmer and more predictable than the Tigris and Euphrates, making it much easier to grow crops and predict when the waters would rise. The Tigris and Euphrates were much more unpredictable, flooding irregularly and requiring more labor to grow crops. The Nile’s calmness and predictability allowed Egyptians to get an abundance of food while not having to work as much, giving them time to spend on other things, such as building pyramids and temples.

Agriculture was central to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia; it was the basis of both their economies. While both civilizations utilized agriculture in similar fashions, ancient Egypt had a more stable efficient system due to geographic location and resources, therefore relishing in a more positive economy. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers surrounding Mesopotamia were harsh, unpredictable, and prone to erratic flooding, causing

According to the document 1, Egyptian civilizations began close to the Nile River because the Nile provided a fetile area in the middle of a dessert located near Africa, these fetile could be use for soil for the plants and crops to grow food and farming. The Nile also beneficials to the people not only for rich soil, but also for the transportation to get from one destination to another and also for trade, which allow Egypt to be open for sharing resources from other area around the world. According the document 2, Mesopotamia are located in Fertile Creasant area, which have lots of river to provide civilization food, transportation, as well as plants. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers located in Fertile Creasant are also essential to the survival of people and the Nile river proves how geographic luck play the big role in both civilizations to be

They brought writing, the wheel, the calendar, and astronomy. Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt allowed human beings, for the first time in history, to settle down in one place and farm instead of chasing their often dangerous wild animal food sources. Both civilizations shared similarities and differences in their climate, politics, intellect, religion, arts and architecture, technology, economics, and social structures, that allowed them to flourish and become two of the most well-known ancient civilizations.

Mesopotamians and Egyptians religions have some similarities, but they also have differences. Mesopotamians and Egyptians both were polytheist religion; this means that they believe in several deities. The most important Mesopotamians gods were An (the most important god in the universe), Enlil (god of wind), Enki (god of earth and rivers) and Ninhursaga (a mother goddess) (12); and the some Egyptians gods were Osiris, Seth, Re and Isis.(17) The Mesopotamian and Egyptian religion, like the all religions, have a deity that is the creator of life and the most important force in the universe. For example, in Mesopotamians case An is the god of the sky and it is viewed as the source or active principle of all authority and in the side of the Egyptians this god is Re the source of life.

Early Mesopotamia and Egypt had many similarities like their religion beliefs, but they also had some differences like politics Egypt and Mesopotamia had very similar religion beliefs. For example, they were both polytheism. Polytheism is a religion where you believe in more than one god. Egypt believed in 114 gods. Mesopotamia worshiped 42 gods.

In Mesopotamia and Egypt, Civilizations began to develop around river valleys. In Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and in Egypt, The Nile River. Both of the river valley civilizations had different geographic features, for example, predictable vs. unpredictable flooding, which shaped the civilizations in different, but also, similar ways. Early Mesopotamia and early Egypt developed different world views while also producing social structures with similarities.

Both fields grow as these three rivers flood, bringing joy and riches to the people of these ancient cities. The Egyptians and Mesopotamians were both major agricultural civilizations that relied on trade and their rivers to prosper in the ancient world. Though these two civilizations share some of the same needs they differ from each other in more ways than one. Egypt and Mesopotamia’s economy, politics, and social aspects show how different, yet similar these two societies are.

Both areas relied on the rivers for irrigation, and the flooding of the rivers provided new sediment and nutrients for their crops. However, Mesopotamia suffered the most problematic river and society relationship because the flooding of the Tigris

Roots of Western civilization are found in the Middle East, which is Turkey, Palestine, and Mesopotamia. In Greek Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates in today’s Iraq. Mesopotamia was a collection of assorted cultures who were bonded by their script, their gods, and their attitude towards women. Mesopotamia is known as the “cradle of civilization” because of the rise of the city as we recognize that entity today and the invention of writing. Egypt is often referred to as the “gift of the Nile” because it is located in the largest and driest desert in the world, the Sahara. Egypt had a peaceful and continuous development compared to other ancient civilizations. Isolation kept foreign influences and ideas from distorting their cultural balance and they were free from foreign invasion for most of their history. Egypt was a unified country with one people, one language, and one religion. The Mesopotamian and the Egyptian civilization are very similar yet different in their own ways.