[Compiled by:
Kandiah Thillaivinayagalingam]
Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley
civilizations have long been compared throughout history and were both some of
the earliest civilizations in the world.Mesopotamia,also known as,'the land
between the rivers,' was named for the triangular area between the Tigris and
the Euphrates rivers.This area has been extended and now covers modern day
Iraq,adding ancient Assyria and Babylonia to that land.The Indus civilization
is often referred to as the Harappan civilization from the first city
discovered called Harappa.The Indus civilization existed in the vast river
plains of what are now Pakistan and northwestern India between the Indus and
Ganges rivers from about 2800 BC to 1800 BC.Though these two territories had
many things in common due to their surrounding geographies,they also differed
in some fundamental ways such as government,and social system.
The Sumerian and Indus Valley
civilization were distinctly different politically.While the Sumerians
developed the world's first monarchy, the people from the Indus Valley may have
developed the first democracy.However,their economies were quite similar.Both
civilizations relied heavily on trade;in fact they appear to have traded
extensively with one another.
Mesopotamian civilization had
community baths in big cities only.Some portion of a houses was made of
wood.Also both civilizations had a 'most important' or 'famous' building in
each city that was built on a mound.The people of the Indus Valley were very
peaceful compared to the Mesopotamians,so the weapons they used were mainly for
agriculture.Language and Art were written on soft clay tablets/seals mainly on
Religious literature such as prayers,rituals,etc
Mesopotamian had much more harsh
punishments.This probably made the Mesopotamian's more careful with their
actions and would therefore have less troublesome activities going on in their
civilization.The Harappa were further behind the Mesopotamian's in technology.
Even though the Harappa did have metal tools and a measuring system,the
Mesopotamian's had many weapons and a calendar to help them.Having more tools
and technology, the Mesopotamian's would definitely have a powerful advantage
against Indus.
Their geography is also different, Mesoptamia was
not isolated like the Indus Valley.The Indus Valley people had many natural
boundaries that protected them,this made them not get as advanced in war as
Mesopotamia.This geographical difference made the difference in their wars.The
Indus Valley did not have a need for weapons like Mesopotamia did.In
conclusion, Mesopotamia would have beat the Indus Valley.Because,the
Mesopotamians had more experience with fighting and war,therefore would have
more knowledge about how to deal with an opponent and warfare.Also the
Mesopotamians would have known what death and killing would have looked like
due to their harsh rules and punishments.
When comparing art and language
they are very different and similar.They both had a language that used
symbols.Even though they used different symbols,they look similar.Their art
forms are very different however,while the mesopotamians are building very
large and grand buildings,the Indus valley people are building tiny
statues.Also the Indus people relied more on precision,rather than the
outstanding size of a structure.
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