Mesopotamia And Egypt Compare And Contrast

The rise of the early civilization in different regions is extremely diverse. Although some regions share similarities, they share many differentiations as well. From regions such as small farming settlements to full-blown states, there are many factors that can be compared as well as very different from one another. Specifically, Mesopotamia and Egypt share many components that are similar as well as different. Factors such as the environment, subsistence, trade/exchange, technology and social organization are major aspects that can be analyzed. To begin, the environment in both Mesopotamia and Egypt, have similar characteristics. Egypt has evidence of pollen which shows that it’s climate has changed drastically over the past 14,000 years. A team of scientists believe that the pollen in the Middle East explains the sudden collapse of large groups such as Egyptians and Mesopotamians. The evidence of pollen leads them to believe that there was a long-term drought. The pollen samples also showed that there was a broad shift in vegetation in regards to the drought. North Africa was very lush and green until about 7000 BP. Since then, the Nile delta was …show more content…
In Egypt, at the top of the social standing was the pharaoh, who was looked at as a leader and considered a god. In Mesopotamia, the king was at the top, who is looked at as a leader as well. Next in Egypt were the high priests and priestesses who served the leaders, and similarly in Mesopotamia, the governors took care of the kingdom’s territories. Another step down in Egypt were the nobles, who fought the pharaoh’s wars. Next in the Egypt organization were merchants, scribes, and artisans, who made items to be traded, and in Mesopotamia, the next level down was the aristocracy, who were priests and traders as well. At the bottom of both regions’ social organizations were the peasants, who worked the