Egypt and Mesopotamia: Compare and contrast essay
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World History [1]
Compare and Contrast? Egypt and Mesopotamia There are many similarities between Egypt and Mesopotamia, but there also are many differences between them. One similarity between the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations is that they both have similar social classes. Mesopotamian social classes include kings, farmers, priests, and slaves. Egyptian social classes include kings, priests, farmers, and slaves/peasants as well. Another similarity between the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations is that they both had polytheistic religions, although it is said that the pharaoh Akhenaten of Egypt tried to introduce polytheism to his subjects but never succeeded.