While Mesopotamia's people followed The Code of Hammurabi as their guide to the law, ancient Egypt used their famous Pharoah/Kingship method to govern their land. Many famous books that are still studied and analyzed come from these two countries such as Gilgamesh (Mesopotamia) and The Book of the Dead (Egypt). ... This story predates the bible as well as The Book of the Dead, which will be further discussed later on in comparison. ... The Egyptians were very fascinated by death, and thusly created The Book of the Dead. ...

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River valleys are extensive areas of land filled with rich, fertile soil, and they played an important role in the development of many ancient civilizations. ... This is seen by their believes in pyramids for tombs and mummification as respect for the dead in the afterlife. ... They're extensive areas of land filled with rich, fertile soil. ...

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While the other galleries were intricate and artistically advanced, I find the Egyptians and their process of preparing their dead for the afterlife the most fascinating especially for the time period in which things were made. ... In theory, Thutmose III controlled the land, but Hatshepsut governed as regent. ...

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