Mesopotamia and Egypt are two early civilizations with many differences and similarities. When comparing and contrasting these two civilizations, it is obvious that Egypt is the superior civilization. Egypt was in a better location with many advantages which Mesopotamia didn’t have. Their religion was stable and organized because they only worshipped one pharaoh at a time. and all men and women were treated the same in Egypt. Egypt and Mesopotamia were located in different places and had different
southern part of Mesopotamia, there is a civilization known as Sumer where the Sumerians are the first group of people to become civilized. On the other side, the Nile River plays an important key in the diversity of another civilization called Egypt as Egypt is built along the river. Mesopotamia and Egypt are apart of the five river valley civilizations that started technology and writing. Although Mesopotamia and Egypt are two different civilizations, they both share similarities and differences
Comparing and Contrasting Mesopotamia and Egypt Mesopotamia and Egypt have a lot of similarities and differences. The Fertile Crescent includes the lands facing the Mediterranean Sea and a plain that became known as Mesopotamia, which means “in between the rivers”. Mesopotamia is in between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Egypt is in the Northeastern corner of Africa. Mesopotamia is to the north and east of Egypt. Both places have different geography which affected the way their government
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 mention of Mesopotamia was on a pictographic script found that dates back to the 4th century b.c.e.(The British Museum). The reason Mesopotamia and most other early civilizations
a remarkable amount of similarities and overlap. The best examples of this can be seen in creation myths and the destruction myth of the flood story. Creation myths date back to over 1000 BC and are often used to explain how the world came to be. However, they can also be used as a form of entertainment; story telling or dramatic productions during festivals. The myths from Mesopotamian and Egyptian creation myths hold many similarities. However, most of these similarities are found in the creation
sculpture is to show an association with religion, or simply to express a held belief (wiki, N.D.). In Statues of Memi and Sabu and Statue of Gudea, we see similarities and differences but this idea of religious belief as a purpose is easily expressed. Statue of Memi and Sabu was created between 2575-2465BC by using painted limestone. It is Egyptian possibly Giza area. It is a couple standing shoulder to shoulder embracing. The man, Memi, has his arm around the woman, Sabu, who in turn has her arm around