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V Northern Mesopotamia is V Made up of two types of
made of hills and plains. land, a fertile land and
V Land was fertile due to the that was located along
seasonal rains and rivers the Nile River and an
and streams that flowed unfertile land which was
from the mountains the deserts.
V Southern Mesopotamia is V Deserts separated Egypt
made up of marshy areas. from other countries, it
Irrigated the lands along kept them isolated.
the banks of the Euphrates V The Nile River deposited
and Tigers Rivers a rich layer of black silt.
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V Mesopotamians believed that V Ancient Egyptians, just like
their was gods and goddesses Mesopotamians believed in
and demons and monsters. gods and goddesses for
everything except theirs was
V There were gods for based on maintaining peace
everything in the world. and harmony.
V Ex. God of Rivers, God of V Unlike the Gods of
Pottery, God of making bread Mesopotamia, gods and
V Each city had its own special goddesses of Ancient Egypt
god or goddess were involved in creation,
V Built temples for the Gods to such as floods, and offering
live in. protection.
V Believed it was important to
abide by these gods in order
to continue life smoothly.
  
  
V Earliest types of writing V Ancient Egyptians used
was pictograms. hieroglyphics; however,
V They were used to that wasnǯt the first form of
communicate about taxes writing; there was three
and crops. other forms of scripts used.
V Overtime, pictograms V Ancient Egyptians used
became cuneiform with the hieroglyphics for recording
change of signs into and communicating
scripts. information about
V These scripts recorded
government and religion.
everything from daily
events to literature.
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V Are temples built on
platforms
V They were stepped
towers made from sun-
dried mud brick
V Used for worship
V Began with the
Sumerians and spread
throughout
Mesopotamia

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V Ancient Egyptians built
pyramids as tombs for
their pharaohs
V Began building them
during the time of the
Old Kingdom
V There are about 80
known pyramids
V The largest three are
located in Giza
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V Mesopotamia did not
have natural resources
so they had to trade with
neighboring countries.
V Grains, oils, and textiles
were traded for timber,
wine, and important
stones and metals
V Heavy products were
transported through
boats and small products
were transported on foot
V Traded objects created by craftsmen
V Transported objects crafted for the Pharaoh and for
the temples

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