Thesis practice samples Compare & contrast 2 early rivervalley civilizations: Egypt Mesopotamia Indus Valley Early river valley civilizations have both similarities & differences. Both have rivers, however they differ in many aspects. Egypt & Mesopotamia have both similarities & differences. Both early river valley civilizations have similar origins, however aspects differ in many ways. Egypt & Mesopotamia have both similarities & differences. Both early river valley civilizations have similar environmental origins, however aspects such as religion, economics, and politics developed differently in each civilization. Egypt & Mesopotamia have both similarities & differences. Both early river valley civilizations have similar environmental origins, however aspects differ such as religion, economics, and politics developed differently in each civilization. Early river valley civilizations of Egypt & Mesopotamia have both similarities & differences. Both early river valley civilizations have similar environmental origins as agricultural societies, however aspects differ such as religion, like Egyptian pharaoh’s claim to divinity and the Mesopotamian fear of gods. Economics was an area of difference, especially when it came to merchant control and the amount of distance trade. Each civilization developed different politically, as in regards to rights related to gender and property. Egypt & Mesopotamia have both similarities & differences. Both civilizations have similar environmental origins as river valley societies, however aspects differ such as religion, like Egyptian pharaoh’s claim to divinity and the Mesopotamian fear of gods. This fear of the gods probably existed because floods of Mesopotamia were unpredictable, unlike Egypt’s floods that followed cycles. Economics was an area of difference, especially when it came to merchant control and the amount of distance trade. Each civilization developed different politically, as in regards to rights related to gender and property.