Cradles of Civilizations: Egypt Vs. MesopotamiaDavid Papikyan Global Studies 10-12-14 Mrs. AllardPeriod 4 BTHSCradles of Civilizations: Egypt vs. MesopotamiaIn 3000 BCE, two river valley civilizations emerged . Mesopotamia originated between the Tigris and Euphrates while Egypt developed along the Nile. Both civilizations created a government and were able to due to their agricultural surpluses. The Mesopotamian people lived on the Fertile Crescent which had incredibly rich land and allowed successful farming. For the Egyptians, the Nile flooded consistently, which would give the Egyptians fertile land.
If I were to be part of any civilization, I would choose the Egyptians. In Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates flooded violently and randomly. This caused high mortality rates meaning large amounts of people died from drowning. The Nile was consistent, flooding annually every July. The Egyptians even found a way to tell when the Nile was going to flood. They created a calender and marked the day each time it flooded. Due to this, the Egyptians were more organized and did not worry constantly over death. I would personally rather have a higher chance of living than live in fear. One main thing that only the Egyptians had was social mobility. For example, if someone was born a farmer, he could work his way up through the social classes and become a scribe. If someone in Mesopotamia was born to be a merchant, he would not be able to climb up the social classes.
Habitat of Survival
The Egyptians had a very high food supply in the region, with food in abundance in many deserts. In addition, they kept a strict system to avoid disease and make living safe. However, it was believed that if you did not go to war, you would develop severe illnesses, leaving you susceptible to disease and death. This fact did not affect them as far as health insurance is concerned.
One of the major food sources in Egypt was the rice. The Egyptians believed that, like horses and oxen, each of them had their own unique characteristics and that it would ensure their own survival.
There’s no record of other countries in history that had any kind of food supply in a desert. It was thought that people would only depend on their own food source to live in safe and secure places. The Egyptians considered the rice in Egypt to be the key to the nation’s survival.
Famine
Famine is not the only food in the Nile river. It is often the main source of disease in the region. This fact is largely attributed to the fact that many of the Nile rivers pass through the same areas of the Nile. This would make the food available to those areas where the diseases were present in abundance, and the animals could survive without them. However, this would only put an end to certain kinds of diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and others that are very deadly or not life threatening. Other diseases were very rare, having to be transmitted to people who were far away during the winter. The Nile did not provide food for livestock for one reason alone. Most of the Nile were overgrown or completely undisturbed.
The Nile was not a water source for humans but it did provide food to animals, including people. The Nile was divided into different parts, so people found it difficult to move around. When humans moved around, the place they traveled was filled in with water, so it was difficult to move around. Many people were killed by water pollution and the surrounding area grew in depth before they were able to escape. This meant that as long as some people died, people could live.
People of all ages lived in the area, and the places along the river were populated with people, who were willing to stay and stay longer. There was also widespread commerce as people worked to build new infrastructure around the area, as well as providing fresh water to keep people warm. The Nile also had a few isolated agricultural villages, which fed many people in an area full but also filled with hungry people when they could simply use the water to feed themselves.
When the Nile started to dry in the mid-1950s, the majority of the agricultural land was destroyed, and the rest were used for grazing. During other times, the population was able to move north and the rivers flowed naturally. The Nile has a rich food supply, which can sometimes be used for medicines, so it has long been the main source of disease in the region. In this context, there is evidence that the Nile had enough water to allow thousands of people to live without having to work because it had enough of a lot of rain, due to having an abundance of rainfall in the region.
People Of Minorities
This section is intended to have a rough idea of the majority of the people in this region. There are some very large villages that existed