Religion in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
Egypt was located along the Nile River in the Northern parts of Africa, while Mesopotamia was situated in the most fertile areas between the Euphrates and Tigris (Li et al. 2018).
Religion
Religion in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt was more organized for more than five thousand years ago (Li et al. 2018). The religious systems in these ancient civilizations blend spiritual and political elements, which means they were ruled more by divine guidance. As compared to the gods of Mesopotamia, the gods of Egypt were calmer or less destructive, unlike the gods of Mesopotamia; they were kind. The gods of Mesopotamia were more violent and were more likely to cause disasters.
The kings in Mesopotamia received direct messages from their gods, while the rulers in Egypt that are Pharaoh possessed more powers more than the gods themselves (Li et al. 2018). Mesopotamia civilization was more decentralized than the Ancient Egyptian civilization. The decentralized kin of system was because Mesopotamia had more independent cities in which each town possessed their dominance and would exploit their resources independently. The Egypt Civilization was centralized as Pharaoh as the only high Ruler and was the one who ruled over everything.
The communities in both civilizations had their systems broken several groups from bottom to top (Li et al. 2018). The leaders in these ancient civilizations controlled the large estates; the male dominance existed both in Egypt and Mesopotamia. However, in Mesopotamia, women were also allowed to own lands and even businesses even though they were preferred to be child-bearers. Besides, a pyramid is used as a metaphor in Egypt to describe the social structure that is the positions of individuals in the system. Mostly, the roles were determined by their age, races, occupations, and even social classes.
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