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What Are The Similarities Between Ancient Egypt And Mesopotamian Civilizations

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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

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