Compare And Contrast Mesopotamia And Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Greek civilization and Ancient Egyptian civilization were the two oldest known civilization in the world. Though they are from the middle eastern and western The Greek legacy differ from what’s left by the ancient cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia because they were in different geographical areas. Since they were in different areas they had contact to different perspective, religion and culture. Ancient Egyptians had a different political structure than Mesopotamia, In the political field the Egyptian civilization had stronger emphasis on central authority, while the Greeks had a more decentralized structure, where powers were distributed over the cities and the states as well.

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were both facilitated by rivers that ran in their midst. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers ran through Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt had the Nile that provided the ancient Egyptians extremely fertile land. The way the Egyptians and Mesopotamians traded were different because Egyptians were lucky because they lived right next to the Niles. The Nile river influenced the

development of civilization because it had trade routes and natural border that were nearly impossible and difficult to cross. Some things similar between the two was that the cities were very large populations and the cities were built near water sources. But Mesopotamia was much more urban then Egypt, Egypt was more of a village based.
Since The ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians lived in different geographic areas, Ancient Egyptians had a different political structure than Mesopotamia.

For the ancient Egyptians, the Pharos were the ruling class and they were a representation of a god. The people that lived in Egypt believed that their pharaoh were gods and they wouldn't be able to look at their face even when ordered too. Mostly the nobleman that were assigned a power position the ancient Egypt had were related or close to the pharaoh. So, If the pharaoh was about to pass away, only the son would be able to take over his spot. Then for the ancient Mesopotamia the type of government they had were ruled by kings. Rather than the kings ruling an entire civilization, they only a ruled single city. Instead of Mesopotamia being looked at as a god, they had their own god and goddesses they believed

in.
A major difference between ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamia had to do with their culture and religion. The religion for Egyptians, the gods were kind and generous and generally good towards humanity. The Egyptians believed that their gods they believed in had created Egypt as a sort of protection and shelter of good and order in a world filled with chaos and disorder. Mesopotamians made figurines to pray for them while they did other things. The Egyptians attitudes towards death was influenced by their belief in immortality. So the Egyptians would be buried with jewelry, furniture, and other valuables they thought they would need for the afterlife. While the Egyptians believed in immortality, the Mesopotamians had a polytheistic belief system, which meant that the people believed in multiple gods instead of just one.