Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Welcome! In this lesson, we will learn about Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
Summary
Mesopotamia
– Location: Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers
– Farming enabled city growth
– Writing: Cuneiform
– Structures: Ziggurats (temples)
– Civilizations: Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
Ancient Egypt
– Location: Nile River
– Annual Nile floods → fertile soil
– Writing: Hieroglyphics
– Structures: Pyramids (tombs for pharaohs)
– Society: Ruled by pharaohs, strong belief in gods and afterlife
Comparison
– Both depended on rivers for farming
– Both developed writing systems and built impressive structures
– Mesopotamia: city-states; Egypt: centralized under pharaohs
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