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Notes Conclusion Domestication of plants and animals Nomads settled down Surplus of food Specialization Painting Stone-working Weaving Building Warfare Religious Ceremonies Accumulation of Knowledge Political Specialization Urbanization Non-arable river valleys Construction of canals Dams Weirs Dikes Kingship in both Egypt and Mesopotamia Religious monopoly Central to the welfare of the nation Superseding temples and priests Egypt Country?s wealth spent on: Tombs Proper burial ensures continuity of the kingship Positive notation of the gods? designs for human mankind Mesopotamia Rulers not regarded as devine Built new cities Palaces Religious edifices Negative notation of gods? Afterlife = Underworld
