Egypt And China Similarities

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Comparative Essay The two countries of China and Egypt are both two of the oldest and most diverse countries that could be compared in present day. Their economies vary in how the social lives they live as well as the cultural aspects of each persons life. Each region will show roles and powers, as well as the gender divisions in the economy. The roles of the religious figures also will be compared and contrasted, in both countries and who is looked up upon. China and Egypt have many similarities as well as differences when discussing the two civilizations social way of life; both developments had slaves. In Egypt, the slaves were usually captives from foreign wars that served in the homes of the rich or toiled endlessly in the gold mines…show more content…
An example of a contrast would be the technology in Egypt and China. In Egypt, in order to assess and collect taxes, the Egyptians developed a system of written numbers for counting, adding, and subtracting. In China, the way of writing can be used as technology. People could learn the same system of writing, even if their spoken language is different. This helped unify a large diverse land making it simpler to communicate with other people in China; it could possibly promote trade, or anything else that could affect economy. In both communities, the women were the one that did most of the work inside the house hold. Where as, the men in China were the ones who went out to work in fields while the women raised children and served in the home. In Egypt, the women took care of the daily needs of the family; men interpreted this as the women serving them. One of the similarities the two civilizations has involved Kings and Queens, and other classes. The top ranking class of both China and Egypt were the Kings and Queens. In Egypt the next class involved other members from the upper class. Then below them were the middle class, which included merchants and artisans, and at the bottom were the peasants and farmers, they were the largest of the classes. In China, the classes below the Kings and Queens were the noble men, then the craftspeople, traders, farmers, and at last the
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