Answer: Question 1 answer: The Middle East is mostly dry and sandy. However, Mesopotamia is different because the two rivers kept the land fertile through regular flooding of the area. Like the Nile River in Egypt, the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers allowed the Mesopotamia's to grow crops and to settle between these two rivers.
Question 2 answer: Prehistoric Egypt refers to the era when the very first settlers made their homes along the Nile river. According to Egyptologists, the settlements started around 3100 BC which is referred to as the Early Dynastic Period.
Question 3 answer: The religions in both Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods and goddesses, and were based on nature. ... Ancient Egyptians, on the other hand, due to their easier time predicting the floods, had a more positive take on their gods.
Question 4 answer: Pyramids are simply tombs or burial grounds while ziggurats are more of temples. 2. Ziggurats were built in Ancient Mesopotamia while pyramids were built in Ancient Egypt and Southern America. ... Ziggurats are chamber less while pyramids usually have internal chambers.
Question 5 answer: The Mesopotamian economy was based on bartering—that is, trading goods and services for other goods and services. Bartering was necessary for people in Mesopotamia to get the resources they lacked. As a result, ancient Mesopotamians would trade with people from other areas.
Ancient Egypt was located on the Nile River and had some of the most fertile land in the ancient world. Ancient Egyptians grew many crops, and because coins and paper money had not yet been invented, their economy depended on using their goods, mostly crops including grain, in a bartering system.
Question 6 answer: (social structure of Mesopotamia) The populations of these cities were divided into social classes which, like societies in every civilization throughout history, were hierarchical. These classes were: The King and Nobility, The Priests and Priestesses, The Upper Class, the Lower Class, and The Slaves.
Ancient Egypt had three main social classes--upper, middle, and lower. The upper class consisted of the royal family, rich landowners, government officials, important priests and army officers, and doctors. The middle class was made up chiefly of merchants, manufacturers, and artisans.
