Mesopotamia Vs Indus Valley Research Paper

Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilizations have many geographical, cultural, structural, and religious similarities. Although all of those aspects of World History can be identified as similarities and “peace links” between the two civilizations, they can also be recognized as differences. Both Mesopotamia and Indus Valley civilizations were significantly different. All of the characteristics of any societies history listed above were interchangeable. The way the people of each culture built their homes, used and created weapons, religious beliefs, `economy, food and farming ways, technological advancement and usage, language and literature, displays of art, and the origin of each. In this paper I will discuss the similarities and differences …show more content…
The way the Indus Valley people only survived for such a limited amount of time then appear out of virtually nowhere with some of the most advanced ways to build and construct their small cities. They were truly the kind of civilizations that shaped the world today. Just by thinking of the thousands of years they were ahead shows us how far ahead we can be. The way Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley civilizations were built holds some of the most distinguishing differences. The foundations of their cities were incredibly intricate and advanced. According to the source, “River Valley Civilizations”, Mesopotamia was built around distinct temples or palaces of worship to their god or goddess. This simple placement of cities shows the dedication the people of this society had to show their appreciation toward their god or goddess. Based off of this trivial event, you can conclude how serious it was to make sure the construction of a city takes time and effort to put it around the right worshiping figure. Their “government” was based off of the religion; therefore they could not place certain buildings that would be used for one specific purpose near a building