Mesopotamia Versus Ancient Egypt

Mesopotamia, the cradle of society, was a mighty empire from the years 3000 BC to 1600 BC. The democracy turned dictatorship was stationed between two rivers, the Tigris, and the Euphrates, and the ruins can be found in present day Iraq. Ancient Egypt was also a mighty society. The monarchy flourished in the desert due to the Nile river. In the area of present day Egypt, with mountains, desert, and the Mediterranean Sea surrounding them Ancient Egypt was well protected. Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia shared similarities and differences.In Mesopotamia, religion was very important because their many gods and goddesses controlled every aspect of life, especially nature. Mesopotamians also believed that their gods behaved like humans, eating, drinking, sleeping, and getting married was commonly heard of about the gods. However, most importantly, the gods believed in truth and justice, but caused violence and suffering, and the afterlife was a terrible place. Egyptians also believed in many gods, and their gods were very nature oriented too. However, the Egyptians had a very different view of the afterlife, seeing it as a beautiful place with bountiful food. Egyptians also had a book called the Book of the Dead that held spells to assist the dead on their way to the trial that will let them into the afterlife.Mesopotamia had astonishing accomplishments, they were the first civilization in the world even! One of the amazing things Mesopotamia did was invent the first form of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was written by making wedges and lines into clay tables. To make the characters Mesopotamians used a piece of reed. Ancient Egypt did amazing things too, they made vast advancements in medical practices. Although Egyptians did believe in spells and magic, they knew the human anatomy well due to mummification. They were also good at finding symptoms, diagnosing those symptoms and curing them! There is one thing both Egypt and Mesopotamia made advancements in, and that is they both made calendars. Both societies developed a similar calendar but

Mesopotamia, the cradle of society, was a mighty empire from the years 3000 BC to 1600 BC. The democracy turned dictatorship was stationed between two rivers, the Tigris, and the Euphrates, and the ruins can be found in present day Iraq. Ancient Egypt was also a mighty society. The monarchy flourished in the desert due to the Nile river. In the area of present day Egypt, with mountains, desert, and the Mediterranean Sea surrounding them Ancient Egypt was well protected. Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia shared similarities and differences.

In Mesopotamia, religion was very important because their many gods and goddesses controlled every aspect of life, especially nature. Mesopotamians also believed that their gods behaved like humans, eating, drinking, sleeping, and getting married was commonly heard of about the gods. However, most importantly, the gods believed in truth and justice, but caused violence and suffering, and the afterlife was a terrible place. Egyptians also believed in many gods, and their gods were very nature oriented too. However, the Egyptians had a very different view of the afterlife, seeing it as a beautiful place with bountiful food. Egyptians also had a book called the Book of the Dead that held spells to assist the dead on their way to the trial that will let them into the afterlife.

Mesopotamia had astonishing accomplishments, they were the first civilization in the world even! One of the amazing things Mesopotamia did was invent the first form of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was written by making wedges and lines into clay tables. To make the characters Mesopotamians used a piece of reed. Ancient Egypt did amazing things too, they made vast advancements in medical practices. Although Egyptians did believe in spells and magic, they knew the human anatomy well due to mummification. They were also good at finding symptoms, diagnosing those symptoms and curing them! There is one thing both Egypt and Mesopotamia made advancements in, and that is they both made calendars. Both societies developed a similar calendar but did it separately. Egyptian calendars had 12 months, with 30 days per month, and 5 extra days at the end. The Mesopotamians had the same one!

However, all great things come to an end, and both civilizations fell. Mesopotamia’s fall came from their own use of irrigation. The irrigated water had salt in it, and when the water evaporated in the heat, the salt stayed behind on the fields, eventually making them unfarmable. Egypt’s fall came from a powerful ruler’s, Ramses II, achievements. Ramses II expanded the control of Egypt, reaching it out farther, and when he died, there was a lot of land to control which wasn’t an easy task. That was the start of Egypt’s downfall, but no one knows for sure when Ancient Egypt officially fell. However, many believe it was after Cleopatra’s death and the Romans took the land in 30 BC. Both societies fell due to the land they controlled, either due to it being unhealthy or too large to control.