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    structures because Mesopotamian art was more simplistic than Egyptian. Egypt excelled in art because it was extremely intricate. Mesopotamia also and contained a stronger literature than the Egyptian culture did. Each culture achieved great art, literature, architecture, and religious customs though their methods and style differ. In terms of similarities, Mesopotamia and Egypt both did everything to show their devotion and service to a higher power. Art was not only a difference but also a commonality

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    civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, especially Egypt are widely regarded as the most successful civilizations of their time. They both, were very prosperous in the arts of: architecture, farming and irrigation, and expansion. The Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians’ were the most successful civilizations largely due to their location. The Mesopotamians and Egyptians, were both positioned along major rivers, with Egypt being along the Nile, and ancient Mesopotamia being between the Tigris and

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    This began civilizations that were controlled by leadership, organization, innovative technology and mainly by geography. An example of these civilizations are Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Israel. Each of these civilizations had their own advantages, Egypt was brought fertile land from the regular floodings by the Nile River, Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent and Israel was in between both of these advanced

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    Hi I am in the 10th grade and was wondering if someone could grade my essay. It is for my AP world class and is a comparative essay between egypt and mesopotamia. Any criticism is asked The Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies are two of the oldest civilizations in the history of the world. The Egyptian and Mesopotamian political, social, and cultural parts of their lives developed differently, but there is a similar basis between the two. Although they had similar political systems in that they

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    Thousands of years ago, people living in Mesopotamia created a form of writing to communicate and record information. The writing helped them keep track of things like how much money someone owed or like a “receipt”. In Mesopotamia people had jobs. You had different social classes depending on who you were. Writing and social classes both have a connection because they’re both used together, The social classes were divided into four classes. There were the priests and the kings, the upper class,

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    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

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    some instances, they seem to tell a story (say, of a hunting expedition in which specific events occurred) rather than being simply pictures of animals and people. Written language, however, does not emerge until its invention in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, c. 3500 -3000 BCE. This early writing was called cuneiform and consisted of making specific marks in wet clay with a reed implement. The writing system of the Egyptians was already in use before the rise of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 BCE)

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    Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia and it was created by Sargon the Great. According to our text book, a new era of Mesopotamia began with the victories of an Akkadian speaking king that we know as Sargon, who called himself Sharrum-kin in Old Akkadian, which means “the king is legitimate” (Stiebing pg. 69). I will be writing a biography about Sargon of Akkad, although much is not known about his birth name or his early years of life. Sargon reined the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia from c. 2334-2279

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    civilizations, Egypt and Mesopotamia, relied heavily on the rivers they settled on top of. These rivers not only provided water to people and livestock but allowed the nearby land to fertilize. It influenced many aspects of each civilization, which will be discussed later. The rivers that surrounded Egypt and Mesopotamia, the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, respectively, became the foundation of what made the two civilizations great. Despite the varying locations, Egypt and Mesopotamia shared many

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    civilizations like China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt that started over thousands of years ago heavily advanced the future of societies. Such as, languages, laws to follow, and architecture. These contributions helped our society and societies in the future. Mesopotamia means “the land between two rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates rivers). In Mesopotamia, A man named Hammurabi conquered and united all of the cities of Mesopotamia under his rule (Document 2). His advancement of Mesopotamia was his set of laws.

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