The ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were two of the world's first city-based civilizations. Because of this, they had many things in common such as they both had some form of religion and writing, to codes of laws and politics. However, they were not duplicates of each other. Other things affected the way Mesopotamians and Egyptians lived, such as the geography of their locations, interaction with other neighboring civilizations, and their leaders. By about 8000 years ago, most civilizations, including Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, primarily depended on agriculture to thrive. Mesopotamia emerged around 5,000 B.C.E. in modern day Iraq and Kuwait- between the Tigris and Euphrates river. It is now known as the cradle of civilization
Historians are confident that Mesopotamia and Egypt are the earliest documented civilizations based on archaeological evidence. They are known for their innovations in technology, agriculture, and law, which society uses today. The evidence from various researches by credible historians and archeologist shows that indeed both civilizations had a legal system whether written or not. The Mesopotamian people were tame by rules put forth by Hammurabi – the sixth king of Ancient Babylon – referred to as Hammurabi’s Code by historians. The Mesopotamian government went to great lengths to spell out their laws, and consequences for breaking them, in depth detail; on the other hand, Egypt failed to do the same. While less visible proof of Egyptian law exists today, there is evidence that proves they had a structured and progressive legal society. Even though both societies were advanced, their legal system in many ways contrasted each other.
Mesopotamia and Egypt were the first known civilizations in history. While maintaining separate identities, they still managed to have a vast number of similarities. Differences that go beyond general location were also very prevalent between the two civilizations.
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt between 3000 and 600 B.C.E had similarities and differences. Both regions differ in regards to social structure concerning gender roles, social classes, and slavery. However Mesopotamia and Egypt shared similar technological developments in regards to mathematics, astronomy, and writing as well as political structure as it regards to taxes, kingship, and the power of religion.
While describing the cultural among the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt, I learned the differences and similarities in culture. The birth of Mesopotamian Civilization began in c. 3000 B.C.E., in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers of Southwest Asia. Mesopotamia is a Greek word and it means ‘between the rivers.’ In contrast, the birth of Egyptian Civilization began in c. 3100 B.C.E., in a valley of the Nile River in Northeastern Africa. Egypt is a Greek word and it means ‘House of the Spirit of Ptah.’ Since there are several categories in the cultures of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians, I decided to narrows it to three categories: Religion, Writing, and Geography. The three categories will present the basis to compare cultural differences and similarities.
Johana Gutierrez AP World History Mr. Rosentel 8 September 2016 In both Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, civilizations were ruled by a monarchy, which meant the governments had control over their people. While in Egyptian civilizations the women of higher class received respect and power, the women in Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations did not get the same respect and faced gender inequality. Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt civilizations were ruled by monarchy.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt are recognized as some of world's biggest innovators, from inventing the wheel to construction of magnificent pyramids, Mesopotamia and Egypt are credited with having some of the richest cultures in the world. The environmental factors of both ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt heavily impacted the product of these creations, along with the growth of their civilizations. While Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were both developing civilizations they are also vastly different. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt relied on their environmental factors for agriculture/irrigation and trading. However, they developed very different views on their warfare methods.
Two early civilizations, Mesopotamia and Egypt, developed intricate societies with unique religious, political, and social aspects. A very pronounced difference in the two civilizations is how Egyptians viewed nature and the afterlife as cosmic and orderly, while the Mesopotamians viewed it as sporadic and variable. Another key difference is how the Mesopotamian land was divided into city-states, yet Egypt had a highly centralized government. Both societies, however, valued priests, and were ranked highest in their social hierarchy.
The physical environments of Egypt and Mesopotamia do explain their cultural differences. Egyptians had natural barriers and fertile, predictable land, while Mesopotamians had unpredictable land and no protection from invaders. These key differences are the basis of the cultural differences between the two regions, and explain different parts of their culture, such as their outlook on life/afterlife and their rulers.
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.
Mesopotamia and Egypt, two of the earliest regions that held civilizations, are credited with the beginnings of many qualities seen in civilizations around the world today. It is important to compare and contrast these two societies to better understand the outset of the many facets of life we know today. Despite developing separately from one another, Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia bore a striking resemblance to each other through their religious beliefs and class system, however they differed from one another when it came to writing and recording methods.
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
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia were both ancient civilizations that were founded between 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE it was a time where people finally got together and formed a community where people could farm instead of hunting and gathering while wandering from place to place. Egypt and Mesopotamia were also both built upon great rivers for Egypt it was the Nile, and for Mesopotamia it was the Tigris and Euphrates. These rivers is what helped create the civilizations that we know of today because the rivers would flood at least once a year and the flooding of the river would create fertile soil for farmers every year. Both civilizations also had a similar view on religion as well both believing in many gods or polytheism. These two ancient civilizations
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.
The setting is around 3000 BCE, surrounded on all sides by vast, arid deserts, steep cliffs, and extensive bodies of water. And, in these massive deserts civilization exists; there are grand, shining empires, pillars of humanity. Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia, both known as cradles of civilization, were hosts to some of the greatest ancient kingdoms of mankind. These empires shared a number of common practices due to similar geographical settings, but likewise they were different in their structure, customs, and views. The ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia shared many similarities; however Egypt was more prosperous economically, established a superior, unwavering political structure, and possessed more unified and content religious views.
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.