DBQ: Mesopotamia and Egypt

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The ancient culture of Egypt and Mesopotamia helped the development of today's civilization. Ancient Egyptians

Civilization was developed in the Northeast Africa of the Nile Valley. Ancient Egypt is an advanced civilization

In many fields such as religion, architecture, transportation, trade. Ancient Mesopotamia is one of them

The first batch of civilizations in the form of government development and the organization of people into political countries

1. Why is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers so important for the survival and development of civilization?

According to the quote, did the ancient Egyptians think Pharaoh is such a special person?

1. Please look at the illustration. Please pay attention to the number of stairs. The size of the temple tells you

The political structure of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia is different. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were thought to be representatives of the gods on the earth. Ancient Egyptian citizens believed that their pharaohs were gods and did not see his face directly even when he solved it (Richards & Van Buren, 2000). Most of the aristocrats appointed an important position in ancient Egypt were related to Pharaoh. After his death, only one son of Pharaoh could take over. In ancient Mesopotamia, society consisted of autonomous regions over 10 centuries before Sargon the Great was declared as King in 2370 BC (Brisch et al., 2008). But the citizens of Mesopotamia do not consider the king and his heirs holy. In Mesopotamia, most of the scribes are members of the aristocratic family and are irrelevant to the rule of the king.

Mesopotamia developed between Tigris and Euphrates, but Egypt developed around Nile. Egypt and Mesopotamia grew into a complex civilization. Politically, both Egypt and Mesopotamia have governments with major rulers, whereas Mesopotamia has a decentralized government of the king, whereas Egypt has the central government of Pharaoh. In the social aspect, both civilizations are patriarchal, but Egypt is more tolerant of women, Mesopotamia is more rigorous. The political and social structure of Egypt and Mesopotamia have similarities and differences. Politically, Egypt and Mesopotamia have one ruler, but Egypt is concentrated, but Mesopotamia is scattered. Egypt is focused on government leadership ... Read more