The Gift of the Nile and the Glory that was Greece

Comparison and Contrast
JED ADRIEL BERENGUER
III BOHR

Two well-known and affluent civilizations flourished during the primordial period of Earth. Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. Both had astonishing contributions to the development of the Human Race. Both had amazing contributions for the progress of the society today. Without the two ancient civilizations, things would be not as advance and productive today.

The Gift of the Nile, this was what historians said about Ancient Egypt. It burgeoned at around 3300 BC along the Nile River. Because of the Nile River, Ancient Greece thrived during the primeval period. Its amazing ability to overflow at one point of the year made the dry and dull soil of its riverbanks be fertile and productive as ever. Ancient Egypt’s form of government is not directly seen today. A pharaoh ruled during their time and was believed to be like a demigod, a link between the world and the Gods above. They also contributed surprising and immense structures and architectural designs: the Pyramids. It took great patience and perseverance for the slaves to construct such buildings. Indeed it is a mystery on how they made colossal structures and still today, it stands and endures. Egyptians were also proficient in one thing: Mummification. It is the art of preserving the dead for the next life. Egyptians were very meticulous about this process; it took them a lot of time and effort to be successful in preserving the body. Another expertise of them is their form writing, the Hieroglyphics. It uses symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts or sounds. It is carved on a wall and it depicts some happenings during their time of living. Again, it so wonderful that hey could perfectly carve objects on a wall and still people expert on interpreting and decoding them could decipher the message. Ancient Egyptians contributed a lot to our present day society. Examples are the obelisk, an architectural design used widely by Americans and other countries. Also they produced their own zodiac, methods in medical and dental procedures and their own religious practices. Certainly, the civilization that blossomed in Egypt had great part on the development of our society.

The Glory that was Greece, this was what historians said about Ancient Greece. This was because of their great achievements in many fields like philosophy, science, government, art and architecture. It prospered at around 3000 BC during the ancient times. While Ancient Egypt prospered along rivers, Ancient Egypt prospered along coastlines. It thrived by the sea, this made their civilization adept in trade with our other countries. One of the great contributions of Ancient Greece was the form of government, Democracy. It first started in Athens and this was a very sophisticated kind of government. It is applied to many nations like Philippines and the USA. It also gave us great designs when it comes to architecture, the three columns namely Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. It is used in some buildings all over the world. They also had great and fine literature like the Iliad and the Odyssey. It tells about the Trojan War and the adventures of Odysseus respectively. The Greeks also had great mathematicians and scientists who had great effect on us through their work and contributions. Geometry, Astronomy, Logic, Physics and Biology were some of the fields of science that those Greeks were dexterous at. We should also thank Greeks for their language because some of the modern English words that we use today originated from Greeks. Without a doubt that the Ancient Greeks also had great part on the development of our society.

These two ancient civilizations were highly developed and very elite during their times of flourishing. They had made contributions to us and without them; our way of living would never be the same. We should give are utmost gratitude to both of them because of their great help for our development. Undeniably that those civilizations were very helpful to us and the next generations that would benefit from their contributions.