Mesopotamia and Egypt
Similarities
- Mesopotamia and Egypt both had good farmland
- Kings were the highest class in Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Kings were related to gods in Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Both Mesopotamia and Egypt were influenced heavily by religion
- Mesopotamia and Egypt had writing systems
- Mesopotamia and Egypt both made temples
Differences
- Mesopotamia relied on two rivers while Egypt only relied on one
- Mesopotamia and Egypt had different social orders
- Mesopotamia had kings while Egypt had pharaohs
- Egypt's religion was mostly focused on the afterlife while Mesopotamia's wasn't
- Egypt used Hieroglyphics while Mesopotamia used Cuniform
- Egypt built pyramids but Mesopotamia did not
Egypt and Indus
Similarities
- Indus and Egypt thrived from rivers
- Indus and Egypt both divided people into classes
- Indus and Egypt were ruled by government officials
- Indus and Egypt both practiced polytheism
- Indus and Egypt used expensive materials in their art
- Indus and Egypt both produced temples
Differences
- Indus had different rivers than Egypt
- Indus had the caste system unlike Egypt
- Indus had governor type rulers while Egypt had pharaohs
- Indus had less gods than Egypt
- Indus did not use hieroglyphics
- Indus did not build pyramids unlike Egypt
Indus and China
Similarities
- Indus and China both thrived from rivers
- China and Indus used social orders
- Indus and China both had government officials
- China and Indus practiced Buddhism
- China and Indus were skilled craftspeople
- China and Indus built massive temples
Differences
- China and Indus had different rivers
- China did not have the caste system unlike Indus
- China had an emperor while Indus did not
- China had Confucianism but Indus had mainly Hinduism
- China created the compass while Indus created indoor plumbing
- China built the great wall but Indus did not
Mesopotamia and Indus
Similarities
- Mesopotamia was supported by rivers like Indus
- Mesopotamia and Indus both had social orders
- Mesopotamia had government officials like Indus
- Mesopotamia and Indus were polytheistic
- Mesopotamia and Indus were good craftspeople
- Mesopotamia and Indus built cities
Differences
- Mesopotamia was located in the fertile crescent unlike Indus
- Indus had the caste system but Mesopotamia did not
- Mesopotamia had kings but Indus had local rulers
- Mesopotamia had different gods than Indus
- Indus made indoor plumbing but Mesopotamia did not
Mesopotamia and China
Similarities
- China and Mesopotamia both were influenced by their rivers
- Mesopotamia and China both had social structures
- Mesopotamia and China had ruling government officials
- Mesopotamia and China had their own religions
- Mesopotamia had cities like China
Differences
- China and Mesopotamia were located in different places
- China and Mesopotamia had different social structures
- In China scholars could take a test to become a government official unlike in Mesopotamia
- Mesopotamia and Indus had very different religions
- China explored to other regions while Mesopotamians stayed in the fertile crescent
Egypt and China
Similarities
- Egypt and China were both river valley civilizations
- Egypt and china both had similar social structures
- Egypt and china had kings
- Egypt and China were both strongly influenced by religion
- Egypt and China were great architects
Differences
- Egypt was influenced by a different river than China
- China had a different social structure than Egypt
- Egypt had a Pharaoh while China had an emperor
- China had Confucianism but Egypt did not
- China built a massive wall but Egypt did not