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Comparing Ancient Egypt And Ancient Mesopotamia

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In Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia they had both similarities and differences in their political, economical, and social characteristics. Ancient Egypt had pharaohs, invented the ramp and lever, and they had polytheistic beliefs, while Mesopotamia had kings and queens, invented the wheel, and didn’t have a set religion. In Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia had strong political structures. In Ancient Egypt the people in the dynasty were ruled by pharoahs. A pharaoh was the political and religious leader. In Mesopotamia their leaders were called kings and there were also nobles. The kings decided when to go to war and decided how to honor their gods. There was an assembly of people who were there to overpower the king when they thought that

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