“In what ways were the civilizations of Mesopotamia (Sumer and successor states) and North Africa (Egypt) alike? In what ways were they different? What accounts for the similarities and differences?

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Answer:

I believe that the SIMILARITIES between Egypt and the civilizations of Mesopotamia are:

  • Both civilizations born and thrive in the desert
  • Both used the rivers floods to supply their cities and allow agriculture.
  • Both civilizations were polytheists

In the case of DIFFERENCES, we can list the following:

  • While Egypt was a unified empire, in the civilizations of Mesopotamia we had a group of cities, independent and with their own government system, very similar to what happened in Greece.
  • When it comes rulers, in Egypt the Pharaoh was considered a god and was worshiped alike, while in Mesopotamia, despite the religious feature of their kings, they were not worshiped.
  • Despite their religious system was similar (both systems were polytheists), Egypt we had anthropomorphic deities while in Mesopotamia gods were humans.

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