Stone Age Vs Midgard

Both civilizations excelled at feeding and supporting large populations of people. This was done largely because both had techniques that allowed them to excel in farming and agriculture. Mesopotamia had fertile valleys

Even though there are a lot of differences they also had a few similarities. One of them was the point that in the poem and movie Beowulf or Buliwulf died and they died as a king. They were similar to some of the characters, battles, events, and the terminations. The battle events of Beowulf and 13th Warrior are comparable. In both Beowulf and his followers seek for an entrance into the monster’s home to kill the mother and Wendol or Grendol seek for Buliwylf location as well. They both ended with Wendol and his mother dyeing. In conclusion Buliwylf or Beowulf died as a king.

During the third millennium, early civilizations began to expand. These civilizations started evolving from simple farming and trade to advanced governments, economies, and cultures. The Nile river valley civilizations of ancient Egypt and the early civilizations of Mesopotamia near the Tigris and Euphrates River had many similarities and differences in political, economic, and cultural aspects. Both the Ancient Egyptians and the Mesopotamians had rich, fertile soil for agriculture; they also had very similar religion. However, Mesopotamia had more abundant trade opportunities, a city-state style government, and less gender equality.

The next comparison between two stories is that of Norse mythology and Greek mythology. Both stories have very similar ideas and ways of telling their stories of how their world came into being. Norse has their giants, who gave birth to the original three gods that created Midgard. The Greeks have the Titans who bore the Greek gods who overthrew them as well to control the Earth. Both myths contain the presence of creatures in their stories, beasts who helped shape their respective worlds to move the culture’s creation stories further along. Creatures within these worlds would be the dwarves, the serpent Nidhogg, and demons of Norse myth and the Cyclopes, the furies, and Typhon of Greek origin Furthermore, the children of some of these creatures were divines, who ended up overthrowing their elders to lead the creation of their own worlds, to rule over their own creations as well. And speaking of the world, both myths have multiple layers to their

One of the biggest reasons why these two civilizations had these differences is due to their geography. The Egyptians had easy access to large stones that they could bring in to their country and use them to erect such monumental

Over the years the Egyptians had more experience than the Mesopotamians, because the Egyptians had more ideas for making new things. In Ancient Egypt the Egyptians had built pyramid structures and in the Ancient Middle East the Mesopotamians had built ziggurat structures. The Egyptians and the Mesopotamians had most things in common, but they mostly have a lot of differences. The Mesopotamians were the first to develop tools during that time, but over the years the Egyptians had also developed tools but it was real science technology. Another thing is that when it came to women’s rights in Ancient Middle East all the women were owned by their husbands, and in Ancient Egypt the people worshiped women and there was even a woman ruler. Even though Ancient Middle East and Ancient Egypt share written language and both heavily relied on the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates, rivers the difference between Ancient Middle East and Ancient Egypt is that they both had an opposite view of the afterlife.

When comparing The Shang River civilization (China) The Nile River civilization (Egypt) during the Bronze Age there were similarities and differences. Politically, they were similar and different because both governments were a dynasty and they governed their lands differently socially they were similar and different because both civilizations had distinct social classes and they had differences when it came to women’s rights. However, based on close observation (or close analysis) Ancient Egypt was more successful.

Question 1: The Bronze Age was the time that bronze is a primary metal used to make weapons and other tools. Mycenaeans contributed to this time through Greek culture and the growing power of monarchies. A civilization called the Minoans the Bronze Age focused on trade and the quality of what they were trading. If the trade was better than the goods were made better. The age that came after bronze was iron.

These two periods have many differences and over the years technology has improved and made a very big impact on the lives of people today. The period between these two stone ages have seen the forms of art, images and the changes of people and animals in their everyday

One difference that lies in the two epic heroes is how christianity is perceived through the epics. Gilgamesh and Beowulf both have biblical references in their quests, yet in Beowulf it can be seen more clearly. During Beowulf's journey he specifically prayed to the Gods for guidance in the battles with both Grendel and his mother. While in Gilgamesh the story contained a motif to Noah's Flood, and this leads to shaping Gilgamesh into a greater king because it gives him a story to tell. Another similarity in the epics in connection to christianity is they both use stories of the bible, Beowulf is seen as a kenning to Cane in the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Gilgamesh used

With the rise of the first civilizations, both Mesopotamia and Egypt were prevailing civilizations. One could say that they had many similarities, but just as many differences. Because of their similarity and differences that's what made them early civilizations.

Egypt emphasized strong central authority, while Mesopotamian politics shifted more frequently over a substructure of regional city-states. Next, Mesopotamian art focused on less monumental structures, while embracing a pronounced literary element that Egyptian art did not have. Also, Mesopotamians lacked access to the great stones for building, while Egyptians could import them for their monuments. The Mesopotamians didn’t have that much belief for the afterlife, but the Egyptians made great tombs and pyramids that have made Egypt and some of the pharaohs live on in human memory in motivation to the afterlife. Finally, Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Egyptian’s

Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt are two of the earliest and greatest civilizations to ever exist. They both show the transition from a Paleolithic society into a settled civilization. Nevertheless, Mesopotamia has been a worldwide centre of awe and amazement . The first written language created by the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia became the first means of of written communication for humankind.The spread of agriculture created a new way of life and evolved man from nomadic hunters into civilized people . Most important of all, the creation of the wheel opened up a new way for transportation to be carried out. Between both civilizations, it ancient Mesopotamia left the greatest impact on posterity.

The players use this system in a way that is quite close to the way that a dungeon master and a player has to do in order to play dungeon and dragons. The gameplay really ends up feeling like the player is solving a puzzle to figure out what words the computer requires in order to continue on with the game.

Mesopotamia and Harappan societies have long been compared throughout the history of archaeology. Mesopotamia, also known as, 'the land between the rivers,' was named for the triangular area between the Tigris and the Euphrates river, (Nov. 7 lecture). In recent use, it covers a broader area referring to most of what is now Iraq. This adds ancient Assyria and Babylonia to the scope of Mesopotamia (Schultz and Lavenda 1995:310). Parts of Mesopotamia were not inhabited at all until approximately 8000 BC when plants and animals were domesticated, bringing about an agricultural revolution. This allowed nomads and cave dwellers to become farmers and herders.(Whitehouse 1977:129).)