Compare And Contrast Mesopotamia And Egypt

Civilizations over time change, due to new ideas and insight, tools and technology, climate change and much more. Civilizations change for adaptation to their own innovations. Some civilizations differ from others. Some may follow a different religion, a different agricultural system, or a different integration of technology into their daily lifestyles. Mesopotamia and Egypt can be considered as two different cultures that consist of alternative lifestyles from each other. When you take into consideration of how their subsistence, environment, technology, economy, and social organization came into play, you will be able to find interesting distinctions between the two that allow marvel for such enquiring cultures. These two earliest and complex

It was one of the main environmental factors that helped them achieve a sense of sustainability. It is their source of existence. The river helped the region cope with the fact that they are overwhelmed by desert land, and henceforth a very dry climate. The reason being is that the Nile tended to flood annually, but in a way that eventually allowed for the grounds and land to be suitable for agriculture. Egypt as a whole also has three supposed “defensible” borders. The east, west, and the south consists of connections among suitable and strong land. The north, which entails the Nile valley is filled with deserts ad is therefore unfitting for defenses to walk along/amongst them. In contrast, Mesopotamia was vast and open, obtaining fewer boundaries. Mesopotamia is defined by the Tigris and Euphrates River. Their flowing of water provided well enough nutrients to the land and the people around it. There was no regular cycle of flooding like the Nile; however, whenever there was flooding, there was massive destruction. Mesopotamia also has mountains that are unfortunately seen as one of their weaknesses. The routes along these mountains allowed for attacks and invasions on the civilizations. Because of this reason, there was much influence from the outside; therefore, Mesopotamia consisted of different kinds of cultures and people, such as Sumerians, Elamites, Mittanni, and much more. Whereas in Egypt, although not entirely monolith, consisted of a majority of the Egyptian