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Mesopotamia and Egypt Compare and Contrast
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Egypt and Mesopotamia Compare and Contrast
Adrianna Mattox
Social Stratification
The similarities in both of the social pyramids was that the king was always at top, and slaves were at the bottom. Merchants were always somewhat close to the bottom.
Social Stratification
Egypt
In the Egyptian social structure, the pharaoh, or king was at the very top. Then came government officials, soldiers, scribes, merchants, craftsmen, then peasants, and lastly, slaves.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
In the Mesopotamia social structure, at the very top is the king. Below him are the priests. Then come the nobles, then the government officials, and then merchants, farmers, and traders. At the very bottom were all the slaves that worked for the people above them.
Religion
They were both polytheistic, and had tons of gods that controlled a certain aspect of life on Earth. Whenever something was needed, like rain, the Egyptians and the Mesopotamiains prayed to their certain god or goddess that brought rain.
Religion
Egypt
Egypt
Egyptians didn't consider their gods as part of a religion, they considered them a normal part of life. They had about 700-plus gods and goddesses that had an aspect of life that they controlled. Their pharaoh was considered a living god, who represented the will of the gods. And it's my personal opinion that their religion is more interesting.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia had hundreds of gods, each with their own letter of activity. They worshipped their gods at a ziggurat, or a temple. They left prayer statues to keep praying to the god they wanted to pray to while they went along their daily lives.
Geography
Both civilizations lived near massive rivers, and both rivers flooding during certain times of the years to help Egyptian and Mesopotamian farmers with their crops.
Geography
Egypt
All of Ancient Egypt revolved around the Nile River. The flooding helped farmers with their crops. The river had cataracts, which made it hard for possible invaders to get into Egypt. So it also provided a form of protection.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent. Civilization lived near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The flooding of the rivers helped with irrgation for crops.