Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

Egypt vs. Mesopotamia

​Ancient Egypt

• ​Located in Africa

• ​Nile River

• ​Built Pyramids

• ​Leaders were pharaohs

• ​Believed in many gods

• ​Advances include hieroglyphics, papyrus, embalming, and the 365-day calendar

​Ancient Mesopotamia

• ​Located in Asia

• ​Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• ​Built Ziggurats

• ​World's first empires

• ​Believed in many gods

• ​Advances include cuneiform, the sailboat, the wheel, and the 12-month calendar

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Located in the continent of Africa

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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The Tigris River is located here

• Egypt

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The Nile River is located here

• Egypt

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The Euphrates River is located here

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Located in the continent of Asia

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Settlements developed here because it was a river valley civiliztion

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MOST people in this ancient civilization were monotheistic

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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The main river(s) flooded dependably and regularly

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The main river(s) flooded violently and unpredictably.

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The leaders became known as pharaohs

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Pyramids were built here

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The world's first empire began here

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Which ancient civilization had more natural defenses that helped to keep out invaders?

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The cities and villages in this civilization had friendly contact with one another.

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The sailboat was invented here

• Egypt

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Cuneiform was invented here

• Egypt

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Papyrus paper was invented here

• Egypt

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The wheel was invented here

• Egypt

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Embalming was invented here

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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Ziggurats were built here

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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The plow was invented here

• Egypt

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Hierglyphics were invented here

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

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The 365-day calendar was invented here

• Egypt

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The 12-month calendar was invented here

• Egypt

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The animal-powered plow was invented here

• Egypt

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The world's first medical books were written here

• Egypt

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