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Topic: Comparing and Contrasting ancient China, India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, River Valley Civilization: Silk, hieroglyphics, polytheism, architects, and even plumbing; what do these simple words mean to the world and to some of the worldâs most important historical civilizations to ever exist.
Mesopotamia and Egypt. At the time of the rise of the first civilizations, both Mesopotamia and Egypt were dominant civilizations. One could argue that the first civilizations had various similarities, but they also had many differences, that of which made them early civilizations. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt grew up in river valleys. Surrounding Mesopotamia were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and Egyptâs river source was the Nile. These civilizations depended on these rivers to have productive agriculture in arid areas. However, these rivers were different.