Egypt vs. Mesopotamia by Mary Warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu Compare/Contrast two civilizations en-us 2017-05-16 15:28:58 UTC 2025-11-22 15:34:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Egypt-writing mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172126571
  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia used pictographs.
  • Egypt's writing was called hieroglyphics.
  • Both civilizations had scribes
    • The following image is a picture of Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had very similar social classes.
  • The Egyptian social classes were Pharaoh, government officials, officials/elite, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and slaves, listed in order.
  • Egyptian's had a pharaoh, while Mesopotamian's had a king.
    • The following image is a picture of the Egyptian social class pyramid
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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic.
  • They believed in human sacrifice, and it was necessary to please the gods.
    •  The following image is of Utu, who represented the sun in Mesopotamia.
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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia used pictographs.
  • Mesopotamia's writing was called cuneiform.
  • Both civilizations had scribes. 
    • The following image is a picture of Mesopotamian Cuneiform.
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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic.
  • The Egyptians believed that their ka, or spirit had to be reunited in the after life.
  • They prepared the body for mummification.
    • The following image is a picture of Ra, the Egyptian sun god.

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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had interesting public works.
  • Each of the two utilized irrigation.
  • They each built temples, and the Mesopotamian's built impressive-looking temples called ziggurats.
    • The following image is a ziggurat.
    ]]>     2017-05-17 12:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172313901     Egypt-Public Works mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172313942
  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had interesting public works.
  • Each of the two utilized irrigation
  • They each built temples.
  • Unlike the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians built pyramids.
    • The following image is an Egyptian pyramid.
    ]]>     2017-05-17 12:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172313942     Egypt-Achievemnts mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172313990
  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had various achievements.
  • Medicine using herbs was an achievement of both civilizations
  • Egypt's achievements focused more on building, math, and Engineering.
    • This is papyrus, one of the Egyptian achievements.
    ]]>     2017-05-17 12:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172313990     Mesopotamia-Social Classes mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172314123
  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had very similar social classes.
  • The Mesopotamian social classes were King, Nobles/Priests, scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and slaves, listed in order.
  • Mesopotamian's had a king, while Egyptian's had a pharaoh.
    • The following image is a picture of the Mesopotamian social class pyramid.

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  • Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had various achievements.
  • Medicine using herbs was an achievement of both civilizations.
  • Mesopotamia's achievements focused more on farming, and making farming easier.
    • This is the wheel, one of the Mesopotamian achievements.
    ]]>     2017-05-17 12:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/172314147     Achievements mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173013701 2017-05-21 21:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173013701 Complex Religion mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173013720 2017-05-21 21:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173013720 Writing mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014116 2017-05-21 21:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014116 Social Classes mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014157 2017-05-21 21:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014157 Public Works mary_warbington https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014192 2017-05-21 21:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_warbington/xpazh1yaq2qu/wish/173014192