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    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. Economically, Egypt and Mesopotamia share some things in common but not all. Agriculture was the key to wealth in both of the civilizations. This was due to the fact that both civilizations

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    The development that arose around Egypt (Nile River) and Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates) are very different. Geologically speaking, they were in different places and focused on different things. For example, Egypt focused on a central authority system where managing costly defection is done effectively, yet smaller problems are harder to address or “fix” because of their limits to their abilities of monitoring. Mesopotamia in contrast had a government that their politics focused more of regional

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    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. One major similarity that Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia had is that they had a polytheistic

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    2700 B.C.E to 1000 B.C.E., the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt shared many similarities. Both have kingships, farming and agriculture, technology and metallurgy, grain storage, and a system of hierarchy that included slavery. Although they are quite similar, they show differences as well, including their perspective of the afterlife and the fact that Mesopotamia experienced conquests while documents showed Egypt as a conqueror. Since Mesopotamia was divided into city-states, they were controlled

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    Mesopotamia Vs Eygypt

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    future of basic cultures around the world. They have caused historians to ponder throughout the course of time, wondering what ties them together and what sets them apart. Mesopotamia and Eygpt are well known ancient civilizations with both similarities and differences politcally, socially, and economically. Commencing, Mesopotamia and Eygpt compare and contrast economically. Both civilizations didn't really have a source of money, however, they way they "bought" things was through trade, which they

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    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

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    Within a geographic comparison of Egypt and Mesopotamia it can be said that both societies could support dense populations due to the rich soils which surrounded the rivers. Egypt had the benefit of the Nile River Valley and Mesopotamia sat between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. However, Egypt had the advantage due to predictable Nile flooding which each year replenished fertile silt, while Mesopotamia relied on increased labor to irrigate fields and supply water to crops. Egypt depended

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    Comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia, there are plenty of similarities and difference between them in terms of geography, culture and economics. The similarities and differences in geography between Mesopotamia and Egypt had a great impact on their civilizations and way of livings. Because of different geography, different degrees of exposure to outside invasion and influence, and different prior beliefs, Egypt and Mesopotamia were in contrast to one another in many ways. Ancient Egypt was established

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia Comparison In order to completely understand the relationship between two events, comparing and contrasting is necessary. Through comparing similarities and differences it is easier to analyze why things developed and occurred the way they did. For example, in comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia it will be easier to achieve understanding of major aspects of their culture, the way other cultures impacted them, and their influence on the future. In

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    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. Monarchy is a form of government that

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