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    Egypt Vs Mesopotamia

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    warfare, writings from the time, and security. The area in which the Mesopotamian civilization was formed, in the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys, was not ideal for efficient agricultural growing and water control. Farming and growing food in Mesopotamia required significant planning since there was not an abundance of rain and the rivers flooded fields during spring harvest time. In addition, when trying to plant seeds in the fall, there was not enough water. Due to this, Mesopotamians had to construct

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    Two prominent ancient civilizations that had a lasting effect on the future are Mesopotamia and Egypt. Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt developed side by side between starting in 3000 B.C.E. But, apart from their neighboring surroundings, both civilizations had various similarities and differences that led to the demise of each one. Specifically, the most notable similarities and differences between Mesopotamia and Egypt is their economy because both civilizations depended on agriculture, the

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    Early Civilisation This essay will talk about Mesopotamia, Sumeria, and the Babylonian empire (U.S.History.org and Ancient History Encyclopedia). Mesopotamia had many faces so in this essay is going to talk a bit about its faces. Babylonians built their civilisation over the sumerians advancements and made some of them better. Ancient Sumer was a culture of many firsts one of the firsts was the lunar calendar (Para.1 sent.1). This was during Neolithic and Early Civilisation time period. All of

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    the initial two civic establishments of Egypt and Mesopotamia were indistinguishable. Leaders of Egypt were called pharaohs, and Mesopotamia had a class framework wherein the wealthiest class were the rulers much like Egyptians. The majority of the civic establishments each addressed their own gods. Some were fundamentally the same as one another, despite the fact that for Egypt, they trusted that their pharaoh was their God on earth. In Mesopotamia,

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    The geographical location was an important factor in many of the ancient civilizations. Where the people settled determined whether they would have success at surviving. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt were ancient civilizations founded in roughly the same longitude and latitude area of the world. Hot dry areas full of dessert. What drew early civilizations to settle on these locations was the same for both places, land near water that was good for planting. What is different about each location is

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia. These two empires had entirely different circumstances in terms of the land they were erected on, the peoples both in the land and surrounding it, and the social customs that developed. However, in spite of the wildly differing conditions, both Egypt and Mesopotamia were able to develop in such a way that the two cultures were both in a position to leave behind impactful legacies that still influence the world today. Before one considers how Egypt and Mesopotamia differ socially

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    Mesopotamia Civilization Mesopotamia is one of the oldest civilization in the history. Contrary to other unified civilization like Greece or Egypt, Mesopotamia civilization was a collection of different cultures and the scripts bore their bonds. This included their attitudes towards women as well as their gods. The laws, customs and the language of Akkad, for instance did not correspond to that of the Babylonians (Oppenheim, 2013). However, Pantheon of gods, rights of women and importance of literacy

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    Mesopotamia was the land between two rivers, and it was part of the Fertile Crescent. The Fertile Crescent was a large arc of rich farmland, that goes from the Gulf of Persia to The Mediterranean Sea. Mesopotamia was a very fertile land that was perfect for farming, so opposing civilizations wanted control of this fertile land. This land referred to was fought for by three civilizations and, each took Mesopotamia within different time frames. When they did not have control of this land, they would

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    looking focusedly at each from an environmental standpoint. It is clear they hold twin like qualities in that both were located near desert expanses. However, while Egypt was almost entirely surrounded by deserts, Mesopotamia only experienced the desert in its northernmost region. Mesopotamia did not thrive in the luxury

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    Mesopotamia was a great place for a civilization because it was parked between two rivers which is also what Mesopotamia means. Because it was near not one but two rivers, Mesopotamia was able to be home to, and sustain a much larger number of people people than if it was only near one river. This is because there was significantly more water with which to irrigate farms, and as a result, a much larger amount of food could be produced therefore allowing civilizations within Mesopotamia to sustain

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