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Create a chart like the one below Mesopotamia vs. Egypt • Mesopotamia Defense – Flat mud plains; few natural defenses • Mesopotamia Rivers – Tigris and Euphrates • Egypt Defense – Many defenses: Nile Delta, Sahara, Eastern Desert, and Cataracts • Egypt River: Nile River Mesopotamia vs. Egypt • Floods of Tigris and Euph. – Unpredictable, and a constant threat to the people • Floods of the Nile – Dependable and regular; not feared Mesopotamia vs. Egypt • Mesopotamia Economy – Farming and Trade • Government – City-states led by kings and priest; eventually empires formed • Egypt Economy – Farming and trade • Government – Villages led by chiefs, then united into kingdoms; kingdoms later united and ruled by pharaohs Mesopotamia vs. Egypt • Mesopotamia: Work of Artisans – Metal products, pottery, and cloth • Advancements – Cuneiform writing – Number system based on 60 – 12 month calendar – Wagon wheel, plow, sailboat • Egypt: Work of Artisans – Metal products, pottery, and cloth • Advancements – Hieroglyphics – 365-Day calendar – Number system based on 10 – Medicine and first medical books