2. How and why did the Egyptian view of life differ from the Mesopotamian outlook?

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The main difference between the Egyptian view of life versus the Mesopotamian is their government systems. While the Mesopotamian's government differentiates drastically while the Egyptian is strictly pharaohs. And with religion their views are switched. The Mesopotamians fight others with different religions while the Egyptian's religion change depending on the current pharaoh. The Mesopotamians were very dull with the changing weather of the desert and floods. The Egyptians on the other hand cherished the floods because it was their mother rejuvenating, giving prosperous fertile farming area back to their land. Because of this Egypt was called the Gift of the Nile.

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