Mesopotamia And Hammurabi Similarities

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.

The Nile River was the life force of ancient Egypt. People from all over the region immigrated to the area for its irrigation waters and rich silt deposits. The geography of the region played a huge role in the way the inhabitants and civilization in general was formed. The main core of Egypt covered 386, 560 square miles, of which only 11, 720 were cultivable (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 62). The Nile differed itself specifically from the Tigris and Euphrates in that its waters did not irrigate or fertilize nearly as well but it did create green belts along the water. This created a society that flourished along the river. The Nile unlike Mesopotamia did not have a bountiful borderland but did have a desert rich in materials. The Niles predictability as the source of life and abundance shaped the character of the people and their culture. (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 63). The Nile was peaceful and calm unlike the vicious Tigris And Euphrates Rivers. Egypt with its natural borders, which included the Mediterranean Sea, Deserts, and Large Waterfalls, was very isolated. This helped to achieve

My subject will be The Hammurabi Code, and its many similarities to the laws of today. The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest written legal codes, which was created by the Babylon King, Hammurabi, who ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates River to unite all of southern Mesopotamia. What he was most known for though, were his set of laws known as “Hammurabi’s Code,” which was a collection of 282 rules that established standards for commercial interactions, and set fines and punishments to set the requirements of justice. These laws were Carved onto a 7 foot tall Stone Stele (pillar), and were displayed in a public place. The pillar, which is made of black diorite, now exists in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France (LiveScience, Jarus). What makes these laws so significant, is how organized and equal they were, and how similar they were to today’s laws. However, in many cases, these laws were more inhumane than the ones we follow in today’s society, with less room for interpretation than our criminal system of today.

The Nile River was a great contributing factor in the development of early Egypt. It is the country’s longest running river, and runs right through Egypt.

The Nile River is arguably one of the most important water sources in the world and has an extremely rich history dating back thousands of years. Without the Nile, the ancient Egyptian civilization would have never existed. Egypt is basically a whole lot of sand and not much else, except they have the Nile River flowing through it, on it’s way to the Mediterranean sea. The ancient Egyptians lived along the Nile River and it provided them with abundant water, food (fish) and the opportunity to develop agriculture along it’s banks. The Nile River was also used for transportation and trade with other regions because land travel was more difficult than floating on the river. The Ancient Egyptians were at the mercy of the seasonal flooding and

The economy of mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were pretty close to each other, but they still had their differences. First off the most obvious of the similarities, they both were located near a river that was used as irrigation for their crops and as a good water source to go fishing. Since the Nile,Tigris, and Euphrates rivers all have a seasonal flood that provides the people with fertilized soil, they mostly live off of the crops that they plant. Unlike Ancient Egypt who are known for their Pyramids, Mesopotamia was known mostly for their pottery and metal work. Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia had to have a way of protecting themselves.

Mesopotamia was once a vast fertile, green landscape with two mighty rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, running from the north to the south flowing into the Persian Sea. Sandy river valleys covered most of the south and mountain ranges dotted the north. This land was also known as the Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia is one of the first major of civilization along with others that sprung up along major rivers around the world at approximately the same time. Mesopotamia was home to the Sumerians, who became known as one of the most influential innovators of the ancient world. A couple thousand miles southwest of Mesopotamia lies the land of Egypt. Like Mesopotamia, Egypt had the mighty Nile flowing south to north, pouring into the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt was covered in rich fertile soil near the Nile and surrounded by desolate desert outside of the river valley. Egypt was home to the ancient Egyptians who created the well-known monumental engineering feats, the pyramids. Even though, these two civilizations were close in region, their geographical conditions generated vastly different ways of life, belief systems and governmental systems.

Although Mesopotamia and Egypt were nine hundred miles away, they had many similarities. They both were influenced by constant flooding and drought, causing a big effect on their daily life. Mesopotamia’s and Egypt’s geography both impacted society and had different natural resources causing different struggles, yet had some big similarities due to both having a large river, variable climate, and advanced technology.

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia were thought to have existed around 4000 BC. These two river valley civilizations have many similarities and differences. One similarity is that they both have polytheistic beliefs. Some differences are that they don’t get the same agricultural wealth from living along rivers, and the way in which both places are ruled. These two civilizations have more differences than similarities.

Mesopotamia and Egypt are some of the world’s earliest civilizations which had many similarities such as place, social structure, and religion. First, the rivers, or locations at which they settled were chosen mostly because of the readily available natural resources that can be derived from a river. Mesopotamia was located on the Tigris and Euphrates River and is known as "the land between two rivers," (Greenblatt and Lemmo) Similarly, Egypt, another early empire, is also situated on a river, the Nile, which is looked to for farming and protection (Greenblatt and Lemmo). The Nile’s annual flooding which makes the soil fertile does create problems, but it is also been depended upon to pave the way for crop growth, a successful harvest, and served as a border between the lower and upper kingdoms of Egypt until King Narmer united the land (Dersin).

Mesopotamia and Egypt are early river valley civilizations. A civilization is an advanced society with a government, religion and many other factors. Early civilizations settled in river valleys because the land was fertile. Every spring, the rivers would flood and bring fertile soil along with it. When people began farming, systematic agriculture began and people were able to settle down which created civilization.

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt are seen as related in several aspects of their culture. However, there are also major differences between the ancient giants. This argument is based around the economic, social, and political aspects that these civilizations show similarity and difference in.

Although the Mesopotamian and the ancient Egyptian civilizations had similar agriculture based economies and polytheistic cultures, the people of each had severely different outlooks on life as well as the afterlife. While the Egyptians were able to rely on the consistent flooding of the Nile river to irrigate their crops, the people of Mesopotamia were not able to depend on the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates, making farming significantly more difficult and life for the people seemingly less enjoyable.

Learning about the Egyptian and Mesopotamian myths was very interesting. There was a lot of information that was all new to my head. It is interesting how the civilization of the past was really advanced for the time and how we have developed of them. The articles "Isis and Osiris", "The Story of Re" and “Sumerian myths” have provided me with a lot of insightful information. It is interesting how even though the two cultures never collided they have some similarities.

Hello King Hammurabi,since my adventure to Egypt is over i have many things to tell you. First the Nile River. Since the Nile River is a river there is sailing ships. The Nile River is a big part of Egyptians lives,in fact the Nile River makes it possible to cook and bath. Also because the Nile floods it makes it possible to irrigate crops. The floods help irrigate crops by leaving behind the gift of the Nile which is black soil.