Indus Valley And Mesopotamia Essay

The difference in the society development between Mesopotamia’s, Egypt, China and The Indus Valley differs from each other because of many different reasons. One reason would be that the societies were up under different rulers and the people in the societies did not stay in the same place for too long. These cultures differ in so many ways because they all need different things to survive and stand on their own. In the society of Mesopotamia; ( meaning between rivers), they use their rivers to transport goods from one place to another to survive. In Egypt, the egyptians use the nile river for growing foods and growing plants which fibers are used to make clothes. The Indus Valley, which is located in South Asia, and is divided into 3 main parts; the well-watered …show more content…
In Mesopotamia, the sumerians were polytheistic and worshipped many gods. The egyptians had a strong belief in the “ afterlife” and believed the chief god was the sun God Amon Re. The indus people were also polytheistic and worshipped sacred animals including the bull. The chinese prayed to may gods especially to Shang Di. They believed the reflected a balance two forces, yin and yang. One of there last differences is there writing. Cuneiform originated from Mesopotamia and grew out of pictographs used to record goods. The egyptians created a form of writing called hieroglyphics used to keep important records. They added ideograms for pictures that symbolized and idea or action. The Indus used scripts to write great epics, royal inscriptions administrative documents and religious text. The chinese used pictographs and ideograms too and also turned calligraphy into an elegant art form. These different cultures have a very unique way of life. The societies being different is what go them to the place where they are today. Without cultural differences where would they be or better yet where would WE