Mesopotamia

Both had autocratic rulers who ruled partly through appointed local Governors. Only, Mesopotamian cities were much more independent than those of Egypt and were practically City-States. The central ruler ("King" in Mesopotamia, "Pharaoh" in Egypt) was in theory all-powerful in both States, but in Mesopotamia his actual power depended on the force and personality of individual kings, much more so than in Egypt. Both rulers were seen as descendants from the Gods, but the Pharaohs were seen as gods themselves, the Mesopotamian kings on the other hand had 'human' status.

All in all, the differences between the political systems were probably greater than the similarities.

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NO, it's only called that. In fact, none of it was fertile

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Yes, that was sarcasm

The majority is in fact fertile. Kinda why they named it that.

The oldest Ziggurat is the Sialk ziggurat, of the Tepe Sialk archeological site. It is located in northwestern Iran, and dates to 5000 BC.

The Mesopotamians used irrigation to improve farming; they used tools like the wheel (pulled by oxen) and the plow.

The Farmland was fertile and water was nearby

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Where and when did Chinese civilization begin?

Mesopotamia is located in Western Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates river, in the location of present day Iraq.

Mesopotamians ate two meals a day. The rich drank large amounts of alcohol and ate unleavened bread with meat. Poor people ate only cooked vegetables.

Gathering supports a nomadic lifestyle; gathers use only what is available in their environment, and once a resource is exhausted, they move to another area.

Farming requires semi-permanent or permanent settlement of the culture. Instead of constantly moving form area, a farming community would stay in one area all year round and cultivate the crops they needed. The concept of farming, and staying in one area, allowed for the basic foundations of society to form and has allowed humans to advance to where they are now.

Mesopotamia is the area between the Euphrates and the Tigris. It literally means 'between the rivers'.

The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped area that stretches from the Mediterranean coast along the Euphrates and the Tigris to the Persian Gulf.

Mesopotamia is where the first complex societies emerged, more specifically it was in the hills around mesopotamia, the fertile crescent, where the first farmers lived. before that happend, around 12,000 years ago, humans were all living in small hunter/gatherer societies.

Failure of rains in the mountains where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers began - Mesopotamia was mostly desert and was productive through the annual flooding of the rivers, which was trapped and used for irrigation.

Somewhere around 3000 BC. :0)

Which factor led to the development of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia?

It is not a state (nation) but a geographic region. The word Mesopotamia comes from the Greek meaning 'between the rivers'. It refers to the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers.

Neanderthals were the first beings to inhabit Mesopotamia, they are also known as Mesopotamians. From the Neanderthals evolved Cro-Magnons then Homo Sapiens sapiens. These three species have inhabited Mesopotamia.

As for Civilization, along the fertile crescent there are peoples such as the Egyptians and ethnicities such as Afghani, Iraqi and Paki peoples whom had the capability of establishing civilization in Mesopotamia.

The ancient Sumerians believed in education. Record keeping was very important to them. They wrote everything down. They wanted their sons to learn how to read and write. Their written language was called cuneiform. Schools were attached to temples. Only boys went to school. Teachers were very strict. Students had to do a perfect job, or they were punished (usually whipped.) In spite of the punishment they quite often received, most students wanted to go to school anyway. Someone who could read and write could always find a good job.

Mesopotamia, or "the land between the rivers," refers to the territory around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which is mostly Iraq today, as well as some parts of northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and southwestern Iran

This is all in the Middle East.

Ziggurats were religious structures with a tower that rose in stages and sometimes had a chamber on the top. Some of the terraces were planted with trees so that they resembled mountains. Remnants of these structures still exist around the Iraqi landscape. In the western religion they are noted as "The Tower of Babel."

They used mud to build houses in mesopotamia but mud can crumble easily. If they used thick layers of mudd it would be ok i guess

If she's already old or very young

The most important set of laws were created by Hammurabi, the king of Babylonia who ruled around 1792 BCE. His code included 282 laws about matters sh=uch as family life, work, buying and selling land, and trade.

They did not preserve the dead--they simply buried the dead.