Differences And Similarities Between Egyptian And Italian Civilizations

During the beginning of time, until 600 BCE, people starting expanding their range of living to other places, from the origin point in East Africa. Specifically, the regions of the Middle East, or Egypt on a civilization level, and Oceania, with the Aboriginal Australians coming into play. These regions have had both continuities and differences in their developmental processes, with respect to one another. Although the Egyptian and Australian civilizations had a contrasting social view, their religious affairs were in a way analogous to one another. The major difference in the social realm lies into the economy each one had. For Egypt, their main methodology for sustenance was agricultural based, which consequently led to specialization, and thus incurring a social hierarchy, or stratification. The pharaoh, at the top, was an absolute monarch, with the nobles coming next, following with scribes and craftsmen, and finally, the peasantry and slaves. On the other hand, the Aboriginals had no hierarchy whatsoever, due to the hunting-gathering economy, and had the view that everyone contributed equally to the survival of the clan. Another distinct factor is the organizing groups; Egypt had a collective society, whereas …show more content…
They both have continuities in religion, but contrast in the realms of social, political, economic, intellectual, and technological. This is due to two factors, one being the type of economy and their resources available in their radius. For economy, hunting-gathering societies usually had zero social stratification, while the agricultural did, due to the specialization in other matters, and the resources impacted their manufacturing of tools, their domicile type, innovations, and such. From all this, it is clear to see that the Aboriginals and Egyptians, or on a broader scale, the Middle East and Oceania, are similar, but do differ