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Cultural Differences Between Egypt And America

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Throughout time, the history of the world has changed enormously. The world has evolved from nomadic hunter and gatherers to mainly agricultural, to the civilized world we live in today. From researching this topic you can learn tremendous amounts of facts about our history and culture from years ago. In my opinion, the most noticeable changes date back to 3000 B.C in North America and Middle East. This is when some of the earliest civilizations came about, such as the Mesopotamia and Egypt. Social structures from one empire to the next vary greatly depending on one’s economy, geography, religion, and political structures.

The two empires may seem very similar, but in fact they are very different. The Mesopotamian society differs from the …show more content…

Egypt is ruled and controlled mainly by the pharaoh. The egyptians political society is ruled completely around the pharaoh, in which the pharaoh has complete and absolute power of the empire, this is because it is said that they are the gods in a human form. Under the pharaoh were the priests and nobles who were benefitted from tribes made to the pharaoh. Under the priests and nobles were the solierds, which were said to be praised upon because of their war skills. Next, were the artisans and merchants who would be considered middle class. Lastly were the slaves, and farmers who were at the bottom of the pyramid. Any one captured during war would become a slave. Unlike the mesopotamian society, the egyptian society valued women. Women had the same rights as men during this time, which meant they could own property, borrow money, and even become a pharaoh. During this period the pharaoh would pick and appoint governors to the key regions of the empire to ensure total control. Also, the empire rarely had political problems due to their key resource, the Nile River. The Nile River was a huge part of the egyptian society, for example it provides easily exess and transportation, as well as providing fertile land to plant

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