The modern world has many influences when it comes to government, religion, architecture etc. Many have come from Greece, Asia, Rome, but many including major influences in religion and government, from Egypt and Mesopotamia. Now these two civilizations both are extremely different in their views, religion, even location, but there is also a lot of similarities between the two. Mesopotamia, among other achievements, was the first recorded civilization in the history of the world. The first recorded
Short answer 1: Zarathustra was believed to be a prophet around the thirteenth or fourteenth century in what is now modern day Iran. Zarathustra was a priest that one-day received a vision calling for the end of sacrifices of the traditional worshipping practices. Zarathustra brought about the idea of one all-powerful deity creating monotheism. Zarathustra also created the idea of the power struggle between good and evil, Truth and lies creating the first religion that had its followers be ethical
description of how women were treated can be said through this quote by Ramses II which states,” The foot of an Egyptian woman can walk where it pleases her and no one may deny her. But though women were so highly thought of they were excluded from all government work, but were able to be manufactures they could even be priestess. Now as for burying their dead, the Egyptians put their royals and eventually ordinary’s in great care, unlike the Mesopotamians who buried their dead but did not attempt to
because it was national both in Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations, especially Egyptian civilization. “This surplus not only freed a small elite of administrators and craftsmen from the need to produce their own food but also funded vast public works such as canals, temples, and pyramids.” (pg 27) More jobs equaled to a healthier economy. Grain surpluses were also the currency of the two civilizations. 3. Identify the staples of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian diets. Grains, also bread, and beer were