Similarities Between Mesopotamia And Egyptian Culture

Mesopotamian and Egyptian Cultural Differences and Similarities While describing the cultural among the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt, I learned about the differences and similarities in culture. Although there are several categories in the cultures of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians, I decided to narrow it to three categories: Religion, Writing, and Geography. The three categories will present the basis to compare cultural differences and similarities.

The first category of culture is religion. There were several similarities between the Mesopotamians and Egyptians. The Mesopotamians and Egyptians both had belief systems that were polytheistic, meaning they believed in numerous gods or goddesses instead of one god or goddess. There

The beginning of Mesopotamian Civilization established in c. 3000 B.C.E., in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia. Mesopotamia is a Greek word and it means ‘between the rivers.’ In contrast, the beginning of Egyptian Civilization established in c. 3100 B.C.E., in a valley of the Nile River in Northeastern Africa. Egypt is a Greek word and it means ‘House of the Spirit of Ptah.’ There were several similarities and differences between the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Mesopotamians had the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Egyptians had the Nile River. The Mesopotamians had a difficult time farming and harvesting because the rivers and floods were unpredictable. They had to irrigate the land for various times when the river did not overflow and to wash away the salt from the land. The dry and arid Mesopotamian climate meant that they harvested small amounts of grain. It was much easier for the Egyptians to decide when to farm and harvest because the The Nile River is predictable. The Nile River regularly overflowed and washed away the salt from the land. The Nile River was the quickest way to travel through the land, and made transportation and communication easier for the people of Egypt. Sailboats moved quickly from north to south through the winds. When the sailboats were heading from south to north, The Egyptians used the long poles or paddles to push their sailboats. The arid climate in Egypt

As of today, the religions of Mesopotamia and Egypt are different from the time period discussed in the research still, some elements of each culture and religion survives down to this day, and have influenced western culture greatly. In fact, people around the world still use versions of their writing systems. The writing was not simple to learn because it had numerous symbols. However, the development of writing system was a great benefit in the advancement of the people of Mesopotamia and Egypt, allowing them to record important events and information. The geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt was highly different. Due to the geography of the area, the Mesopotamians had a rough time transporting goods. For the Egyptians, the Nile River was the quickest way to transport goods. The people believe that it is a logical argument to say that culture should be the same in all the nations. I can recall the story from the Bible related the Tower of Babel in Mesopotamia. Before the people resume to build the Tower of Babel, there was one language in the world. They wanted to build the tower to reach the heavens and show how much pride they had. The Lord scattered them by confusing the language of the people, so they stopped building The Tower of Babel. This story made me think the people did not show their unity as one nation. I believe