China during the Qin and Han dynasties and the Mediterranean during the Roman Empire were similar socially and politically because they both had patriarchy, hierarchy, and a centralized government. One aspect that differed was artistically. China focused on visuals such as pictures. While Rome dealt with more three-dimensional ideas such as sculpture and architecture.…
Despite the fact that both Mesopotamia and Egypt were first developing around the same time, natural forces and the environment caused variations in many cultural developments such as political systems, religious views, and much more. Their biggest differences were dependent on the river-valleys they lived in and how that affected the way they managed agriculture, as well as their view of their gods. One similarity that Mesopotamia and Egypt did have was that both civilizations developed a system of writing and keeping records.…
Mesopotamia and Egypt were two of the very first civilizations dating back to 3500 BCE. Their cultures were very similar, but were very different. In what ways were their cultures similar and different? Mesopotamia is similar to Egypt in that both were based around a river system and they both created their own form of writing. These two civilizations are very similar, but they are also different in that their structures are used for different purposes and Mesopotamians invented more important things.…
China and Rome are very similar, but different at the same time. They both have elements relating to technology, warfare, and government.…
Egypt and Mesopotamia vary drastically in land and geographic features due to its location. They had more differences than similarities which was a cause for the uniquely different cultures of each.…
Thought the world there are new civilizations growing and becoming prosperous every day. From now till back in 1500 B.C.E. the world has been forever changing. In the Middle East and China new events take place every day that can alter the civilization from a grand impact to the littlest thing. Each civilization has something that sets it apart from the rest, but also has numerous things in common with surrounding areas and civilizations, or ones half way across the world. Although Egypt and China developed in different areas of the world, they both were still able to have similar aspects in geography and religion, but also able to develop difference in these characteristics as well. The people of Egypt and China both settled in river valleys and shared a common climate. It is said that most places that are located on the same line of latitude usually have particularly similar and close climates to each other. China and Egypt both developed and grew around the same latitude thus giving them the same climate and the ability to grow similar to almost the same crops. The geographical features of the areas differed though. China was surrounded by mountains and water on one coast. While Egypt was geographically isolated from the rest of the world due to the deserts surrounding them. This change in ground and soil caused them to have the ability to grow different crops even though they shared a common climate. Religion was another feature of similarities and differences. Egypt and China both believed an abundant amount of Gods, which proved them to be polytheistic just like the Hindus of India. Egypt believed in their kind as God sent to earth to maintain ma'at, along with China who believed in Tian and Di as their link between people and God also. On the other hand, Egypt built pyramids for the afterlife, and the Chinese hand no such thing. China believed in more…
Egypt and Mesopotamia were the first river valley civilizations in 3500 B.C.E. They were both similar intellectually, because they both developed written language, and a similar alphabet. They were also similar religiously, because they both were polytheistic and believed their gods ruled them. Mesopotamia and Egypt were different with their achievements, because over time they gained knowledge of things that helped their civilizations, and helped them adapt to their environment.…
Comparing ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China’s technology there is an equivalence between each civilization and the same goes when discovering their distinctions. Take into account the massive gaps of time between the use of certain technology across each civilization. Therefore China adopted the technology of Mesopotamia while developing much of their own. Although ancient Mesopotamia and early China had in common similar technology, their purposes for that tech differed.…
Similar to the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations Ancient China's fertile soil allowed for China to be an…
Neither of them had a government system like the United States has today. In Mesopotamia, priests and kings ran the cities. In Egypt pharaohs and priests were the main leaders but other wealthy people helped lead. So both civilizations had a very similar power chain. Their writing however was not the same at all. The egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs while the people of Mesopotamia wrote in cuneiform.…
China and India were both very advanced ancient civilizations. Both agricultural based civilizations made various technological advances. Although China and India shared many similarities, they had differences such as the social system, politics, and the importance of trade in the economy.…
Mesopotamia is located in the middle east along the banks of Tigris and Euphrates rivers, while Egypt is located in North/East Africa with the Nile running through it. Both civilizations are different in multiple ways and similar as well. For example, one similarity between Mesopotamian and Egyptian government is that they both relied heavily on the rivers for survival. Both were also very religious however, Egypt portrayed their religion more through their artwork. Mesopotamia was created around 4000 B.C and introduced writing as a type of formal code. They were innovative of a more complex society, by creating inventions in farming, irrigation, pottery and bronze and copper. Mesopotamia, unfortunately, was different in the way that they were…
Trading was an important characteristic from Ancient China and Mesopotamia. China used the Silkroad while, Mesopotamians used different trading roots. This both helped the societies in agricultural growth.Keeping record of money or monetary issues was a major thing in ancient times. Mesopotamia had a written record meanwhile, China only had the language they spoke.China and Mesopotamia both used Barter Systems.…
There are many similarities and differences between early civilizations that developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. For instance, most of Mesopotamia and China's Government structure was made up of city-states, while Egypt was made up of dynasties. According to their religous practices, Mesopatia mostly practiced aminism, which is the worship of multiple gods. Egypt also worshipped multiple gods and believed in the afterlife. India consited mostly of animal worship, and China believed in cosmology and the "mandate of heaven". There are many other major differences in these cultures, such as their accomplishments. Mesopotamia created the first unified empire (Akkadians) as well as the first writing system (Sumerians). Egyptians are famous for the Book of the Dead and hieroglyphics. China is well known for the appearance of social classes and bronzes.…
The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped, to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture's buried their dead with items of value, practiced ancestor worship, had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and, had rudimentary concepts of Mathematics and Medicine.…