These rivers helped farmers with transportation, which then helped their agriculture grow. As the society became more advanced the people started to have responsibilities. Such as priests communicated with the gods, rulers led and governed, warriors defended the greater community, artists helped define record, and enhance the power of mortals as well as the gods (p.61). Art then became a way of communication with the gods. Though Mesopotamia and Egypt were alike there were some differences between the two.
While the Nile River was predictable and easier to deal with, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were unpredictable. This meant that the Mesopotamians did not have a constant supply of crops due to the crops that were ruined by the rivers. On the other hand, the Egyptians had no trouble and their agriculture was rich. Therefore, the Mesopotamians were envious of the Egyptians and their environment. Although both civilizations had agriculture, they had different produces.
Egypt also grew papyrus reeds, had good fishing, and hunted animals by the river banks. Mesopotamia on the other hand developed an irrigation system because their rivers were a little less predictable. Both civilizations knew how to take advantage and adapt to their natural resources. The way of life in these two locations shared some similarity but also some differences. Like government, they were both ruled by individuals, who had power and wealth and set themselves as “Kings”.
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.
As stated in course book, inventing new products or services also creates value (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009, p. 248). The increase in the demand for corn farming will increase the value of the land significantly and one could reap great profit if the knowledge is there. I think my colleagues are providing great advice but there is a great deal of information and knowledge missing in order for this investment to be successful. Entering a new business and investing can be very difficult. I think this may be a great purchase to operate a corn farmland but do not think the knowledge is in place to manufacture a corn-based ethanol.
Mesopotamians, ancient Egyptians, and early Maya developed similar methods of understanding their world and shaped them to enhance their lives by worshipping gods and solving problems that increased agriculture production that made their lives better. Just like Mesopotamia, the ancient Egyptians solved the threat of drought with irrigation that produce reliable agriculture. The Mayans didn't suffer from drought but, instead, they were faced with the challenges of poor draining soil that stifled agriculture. Each worshipped gods that would improve agriculture and possibly save the world. Mesopotamia Before the Mesopotamian civilization, there was little guidance or know-how on how to bring order to a large populations of people.
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile floods at a predictable time of the year and in relatively predictable stages. This made it possible for the ancient Egyptians to follow a very stable agricultural cycle and compile substantial food surpluses. Although later on taken over by Alexander the Great, the Nile River remained a source of fertile land and a river upon which the Egyptian calendar was based on. It is not clear how much influence, if any, the kingdoms of the upper Nile had on the later history of sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of ironworking certainly spread, facilitating the expansion of agriculture in other parts of the continent.
The men took the lead in all political, religious, and social matters while women were considered second-class citizens. In some cases, women were valued a little more than a piece of property. In early river civilizations men were also were at a rank than women were and most of the work just as men in pastoral and nomadic societies. For example, men were the ones who would fish in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to help increase the food supply in their civilizationssocieties. The men would also raise sheep and goats for milk, meat, and wool.
To say these cultures are extremely similar is a fallacy in itself, however to say they are extremely comparable is possible. Though the origins of the Harappans are lost beneath copious amounts of Indus River silt, historians can agree that at the height of the Mayan and Harappan cultures, they were indeed similar. Both had thriving agriculture systems and both developed a type of channel or drain system to irrigate and fuel their agriculture. They both had a society that thrived around huge cities that housed temples, markets and an economy based heavily on agriculture, exports and trade. However, most comparably the Harappans and the Mayans both went through unknown hardships and both quickly demised and disappeared.
Without Nile river ,Egypt would just have been a wastless continuation of Saharan desert with little agriculture, transportation and communication. It is a gift for Egypt benefitting agriculturally from the flow of the river downward as it deposited silt, fertile soil ,natural fertilization along it bank in lower Egypt turning the land green and agriculturally prosperous. This condition allowed Egypt to cultivate and trade like wheat flax ,papyrus and other crops around the Nile. These trading system secured Egypt’s diplomatic relationship with other countries and contributed economics stability. Nile river provided almost everything they needed to sustain their life.