Serra Bauman
Course C375
Task1
The differences, and even more so, the similarities between the geography in Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt can be found to be very intriguing. Both were near rivers and experienced floods. Both civilizations took advantage of the floods. Both made advances in agriculture due to the rich silt left from the floods.
Mesopotamia in Greek means “middle river” or “land between two rivers” (Acrobatiq, 2014). Mesopotamia is found between the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. This was located in what we now know as Iraq. Mesopotamia is often called the “cradle of civilization” This is because the Sumerians, the first society in the world, lived. The beginning of a civilization was due to the rich silt left from
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This time, it was the Nile River. People had migrated to the Nile River as natural bodies of water in northern Africa began to dry out. This caused many animals to die off, leading hunters to the Nile where some animals remained. Around 7500 BCE they began sewing grains (Acrobatiq, 2014) . Like Mesopotamia, the abundance of food grown brought more people. More people brought more government and politics.
The flooding in the two regions was different. In Mesopotamia, the floods were unpredictable, but left much needed silt. In Ancient Egypt, the floods were predictable happening with tropical rains in the spring and summer. This caused the Nile River to rise. The people of Ancient Egypt built ditches to irrigate the farmlands.
In Mesopotamia, there was a lot of fighting and wars. The people were always trying to take on a new city or new city-state to increase their wealth. Things were not the same in Ancient Egypt. In Ancient Egypt, the Nile valley and the distance from potential invaders, kept things calm. This lead naturally to the development of two main kingdoms Egypt and Nubia. Egypt in the north was known as Lower Egypt, and Nubia in the south was known as Upper
What similarities and differences did Egypt and Mesopotamia have and why was Egypt more politically unified than its neighbor, Mesopotamia? I think in order to answer these questions it is important to look at how both societies lived. Egypt and Mesopotamia were two civilizations existing during the time period of 2000-1200 BCE.(text, 97) These civilizations were shaped by their environment, involved with trade, and faced changes in government after the 100 year drought; however, they differed in that Egypt was shaped by the Nile, traded goods for goods and changed their outlook on the pharaoh who was ruler of all; whereas, Mesopotamia was shaped by the Tigris and Euphrates, traded money for goods, and had a ruler over rulers. The
Ancient Mesopotamia, sometimes referred to as the “Cradle of Civilization”, was located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, bringing the Greek origin of its name, of “land between rivers”. There were two very different regions in ancient Mesopotamia:
Egypt and Mesopotamia have both similarities and differences, throughout both of these civilizations from back to 3,500 B.C. The political and social structures in these civilizations were different and the same in their own way. The political differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia included hierarchy power, land control, and centralized government. The similarities between both civilizations are social class, male patriarchy, and kings.
Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian agricultural lives were highly differentiated due to their contrasting geographical situations, and also differences in technological processes and developments. Only a small area of Egyptian land (the Delta and Nile Valley) was fertile during the annual inundation of the river Nile. Moreover, harsh natural circumstances created a famine risk for the entire population, thus restricting the freedom to decide for a common citizen. To illustrate, an uneven spillage of the river Nile, when there were insufficient water resources for the agriculture or floods threatening corps, required a unified, or communal, water regulation and distributional system. So, a
Mesopotamia and Egypt were both in flood basins of major rivers. Mesopotamia was characterized by turmoil and tension and in contrast Egypt was characterized by stability and serenity. The Mesopotamian climate was harsh and since the Tigris and the Euphrates flooded irregularly,
At the beginning of the Neolithic period, Mesopotamia and Egypt saw much development of farming and agricultural success after cities developed along rivers for irrigation. Both areas also domesticated animals for livestock and farming. The Nile in Egypt, however, was a little better for agriculture because it flooded at the right time and drainage was unnecessary.
Egypt’s geography was different from the Mesopotamian geography because egypt’s land was on either side of the Nile river so all the fertile land on the side of the great Nile was being used. And the Mesopotamian civilization called Chaldeans,babylonians,ur akkadians, assyrians, sumerians, medes, persians
Egypt developed around the Nile River, while Mesopotamia developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt and Mesopotamia grew into complex civilizations. Politically, both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a government with one main ruler, but Egypt had a centralized government with a pharaoh, while Mesopotamia had a decentralized government with a king. Socially, both civilizations were patriarchal, but Egypt was more lenient towards women while Mesopotamia was stricter. The political and social structures of Egypt and Mesopotamia both similarities and differences.
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?
The early cities of Mesopotamia fell from one warlord to another, and were constantly changing, unlike the kingdoms of Ancient Egypt that kept its stability. The Egyptians lived along the Nile River, which probably made it easier to govern the people. The King was the owner and ruler of all Egypt and was considered a god by the people. The economy was a royal monopoly, the peoples duties was to serve the King. In the old Kingdom
This is not meant to imply that the two were so radically different that it is difficult to find similar physical features between the two, because it is not. In fact, both of them owe their existence to the same aquatic feature that has spawned many empires. Mesopotamia, also known as “the land between the rivers”, was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which were crucial to farmers, traders, and everyday citizens. In Egypt, it was the Nile River that filled this life-sustaining role. This, however, is where the similarities seem to cease.
Mesopotamia is a historical region in southwest Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning "between rivers," referring to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, north or northwest of the bottleneck at Baghdad. It is known as Al-Jazirah, or "The Island," to the Arabs (3). South of this lies Babylonia. However, in the broader sense, the name Mesopotamia has come to be used for the area bounded on the northeast by the Zagros Mountains, and on the southwest by the edge of the Arabian Plateau, and stretching from the Persian Gulf in the southeast to the Anti-Taurus Mountains in the northwest (5). Only from the latitude of Baghdad do
Economically, these two civilizations both shared prosperous success in similar manners. One connection between Mesopotamia and Egypt is that they both manipulated their designated rivers to perform critical trade operations by using them as routes. They were able to communicated and send goods with other civilizations in a farther location via the river system. Also, these two civilizations were very productive in the agricultural field due to the strategically created irrigation systems that provided water to their fertile soils to provide lush vegetations in Nile and Sumer. The one difference between Mesopotamia and Egypt in terms of economy is that the Nile government controlled most if not all of the trading monopoly, and they had their citizens pay substantial taxes.
Mesopotamia and Egypt were very different because of their geography and world view. Mesopotamia was often flooded because of their bad geography, but the land around the Nile river was built well so the Egyptians didn 't have to worry about the river flooding as often. The land in Mesopotamia was often attacked and invaded. Ultimately the geography of Egypt was significantly better than Mesopotamia because of the benefits of the nile river created a positive world view, a strong government and a universal religion.
Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt both had a similar climate. They are located in river valleys or areas of flat land that has a river running through it. Yearly it would flood and once the water receded, it would leave behind fertile soil that was great for planting.The rivers were used for food, soil, water, and even transportation.