Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are both cradles of civilization. ... In the old Kingdom the Egyptians built three great pyramids in Giza. Pyramids were built for the tombs of the kings, and were one of the main activities of the kings during their rule. ... The Egyptians also believed in Maat. ... The Hyksos invaded the delta region of Egypt, but Egyptian warriors from Thebes counterattacked and drove them back to Asia Minor. ...

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Labor requisition by the states allowed construction of the great pyramids and other huge public buildings. ... They even lacked pulleys or other devices to hoist the huge slabs of stone that formed the pyramids. ... Many pharaohs commemorated their greatness by building huge pyramids to house themselves and their retinues after death, commanding work crews of up to 100,000 men to haul and lift the stone. The first great pyramid was built around 2600 B.C.; the largest pyramid followed about a century later, taking 20 years to complete and containing 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing 5...

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Some tribes settled into Upper Egypt and others closer to the Mediterranean Sea in Lower Egypt. ... The Egyptians built huge statues of their gods and also preserved stories of them by engraving them into stone walls on pyramids of Egypt to honor them. ... Large pyramids were built to house the dead bodies of the pharaohs. Great sacrifices were made by the Egyptians to please their gods, both food offerings and the hard work of building the pyramids. ... The Egyptians saw their gods as a bit more merciful. ...

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"These cities were far more advanced than their counterparts in prehistoric Egypt, Mesopotamia or anywhere else in Western Asia.... Harappan cities seemed to have almost the same structure as the cities of Mesopotamia and Egypt. ... The one to be mentioned are undoubtedly the four great warrior statues which grace the top of pyramid B at Tula. These four statues once likely help up a wooden structure at the top of pyramid. ... They were the worshippers of Quetzalcoatl, the great Plumed Serpent and archaeologists once referred that Pyramid B was dedicated to Quetzalcoatl. ...

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The first megalithic sites showed up in Neolithic Europe thousands of years before the great pyramids in Egypt were built and are thought to be brought about by the Neolithic peoples of Europe who domesticated animals and brought about farming and agriculture. ... It was too much to ask Egyptians to change their beliefs and traditions. ... In the Early Dynastic Period, the first Egyptian royal dynasty, Egypt was ruled by a king called Menes. Menes was able to unite both Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom. ... Although their techniques were founded prior to 3000 BC, the pyramid of a ki...

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Both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed around 3000 B.C. ... The Egyptians had the belief in life after death, and that probably is the most noted thing that is prevalent today about the Egyptian culture. They built huge pyramids to bury the dead in and you were mummified and buried with all your belongings and riches. The larger your tomb or pyramid was due to how powerful you were. The Egyptians also had a religious belief of many different gods. ...

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One of the distinct characteristics of the Bronze Age is the common use of pyramids. Egypt is quite famous for their pyramids an example are (Great Pyramids (Dynasty IV) of Gizeh. ... One of the strong votes for Mesoamerica as a Bronze Age culture is their use of pyramid shaped architectures. ... This Temple is a step like pyramid characteristic of Mesoamerica and reaches a height of 144 feet. These pyramids were sacred structures that were said to be the home of the Great Goddess and God. ...

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Sumer, also known as Shumer and Shinar, was an ancient civilization that existed until about 1940 BCE. It was located in the southern region of the fertile crescent (Mesopotamia, or modern day Iraq), an area that was bordered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Sumerian written history goes back to...

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