This was a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia because during this time period people relied on water for many things such as drinking, bathing and most importantly for keeping their land fertile. They relied on this fertile land to grow their own food. Not everyone had easy access to the river. Therefore these civilizations build irrigational systems to carry out water for everyone to access it. Despite these similarities, Egypt had greater differences with Mesopotamia.
When talking about geography, religion, and political views, there were more differences than similarities within these two civilizations. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia shared one key similarity in their geography; access to a major source of freshwater. For Egypt, it was the Nile River and for Mesopotamia, it was the Tigris and Euphrates River. Luckily, they were both gifted with fertile soil thanks to the rivers. Also, both rivers flooded.
The Nile River is a huge advantage that Egypt has when compared to any other city or village. The Nile is such a big deal because Egypt has such a dry climate and it being the longest river in the world provides water for a lot of people. In addition to supplying water, the Nile also provides silt. The river floods annually to provide a very rich, organic soil which is perfect for farming. Observation of annual floods eventually lead to the development of a calendar, which is very similar to ours today in the sense that it too was a three hundred and sixty five day year.
Succession would overtake to a son of a less important wife if the king and the Great Royal Wife had no son to inherit the throne. He would then take claim to the throne by marrying the Great Royal Daughter which is the daughter of the king and the Principal Queen. If they had no daughter, the new king would then marry his stepmother, the Principal Queen. However, below the king was a hierarchy of government officials that gave him advice, imposed the laws, pleased the gods, collected taxes, etc. Egypt then became an intricate, official situation in which a centralized government was essential to permanence and wealth.
Compare/Contrast the systems of governments that developed in Mesopotamia and Egypt between 3000-700 BCE Thesis: Although Mesopotamia and Egypt were both ruled like city states, grew up in river valleys and were ruled like a theocracy and monarchy, Mesopotamia believed gods weren’t on the human’s side while Egyptians worshipped their pharaoh, a human god. Also, Mesopotamia constantly was conquered by different groups while Egypt stayed fairly undisrupted. Paragraph 1: Mesopotamia and Egypt both had leaders who ruled the people “through the power of god.” * People of Egypt believed in the Pharaoh and he had the power to make the rivers swell up and had the ability to make the sun rise every day during the old kingdom (2800-2200 BCE) * Ruler of Sumerian state in Mesopotamia
They traveled on the rivers to other civilizations to trade supplies needed for living and things they treasured. When the rivers flooded, they created fertile fields. The farmers used the rich, fertile soil to grow grain to make a surplus of food. Although historians and archeologists concur that each of these societies worshipped several Divine Beings, not much else is known about the Indus Valley religion. However, evidence shows that Sumer, Egypt, and China believed in gods closely related to nature.
This is because of the influence the river has had on many different political aspects. Countries that have been affected by the Nile and have complained time and again about the dominance of Egypt to the Nile River are ;Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and sudan.However, this has not in any way stopped or derailed the achievements and explorations of the Nile but have helped to develop and promote the achievements and explorations of the same. (Humphrey,
The Egyptians moved to an area close to the Nile River. Living near the water was ideal for both Sumerians and Egyptians (McKay 3). They could hunt, heard animals, fish, and conduct agricultural farming to survive and thrive. The Sumerians had many independent villages due to the rough terrain and geography. Egypt had a centralized location for the main city.
Even though the King had most of the power, they were ruled by a Royal governed who governed and taxed the people. The two colonies varied in their geographical differences too. New England had rocky soil and a short growing season that didn't allow them to grow enough crops. However they had very good rivers that allowed them to be able to trade. They also had abundant forests and good areas for fishing which led to shipbuilding and fishing.
The Nile was a big factor to Egypt’s success. The Nile had provided Egyptians with a lot of benefits one of the most contributing being the ability to grow crops according to how the Nile floods and when it floods. The Egyptians soon knew when to plant their crops to get the most out of the flood. The flood usually left rich soil deposits that crops grew very fast on. By predicting when the Nile floods they can build or move their house close to the river to get water and move it when it floods to protect them.