The Mesopotamians were the first to use the wheel, agriculture, irrigation, the plow, the arch, writing, and calendars. They were also the first civilization to enter the Bronze Age.

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Pro: Evidence suggests that the Egyptians did not have the wheel until it was introduced by invaders with chariots. These invaders, the Hyksos, almost certainly imported the wheel from Mesopotamia.

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Con: The ancient Egyptians were more advanced in agriculture.

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Con: Egypt's location on the Nile River made them superior shipbuilders.

Which Bronze-Age civilization would be better to live in: Egypt or Mesopotamia?

The Mesopotamians were the first to use the wheel, agriculture, irrigation, the plow, the arch, writing, and calendars. They were also the first civilization to enter the Bronze Age.

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Evidence suggests that the Egyptians did not have the wheel until it was introduced by invaders with chariots. These invaders, the Hyksos, almost certainly imported the wheel from Mesopotamia.

The ancient Egyptians were more advanced in agriculture.

Egypt's location on the Nile River made them superior shipbuilders.

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The Mesopotamians were the first to use the wheel, agriculture, irrigation, the plow, the arch, writing, and calendars. They were also the first civilization to enter the Bronze Age.

Pro claim 1

Evidence suggests that the Egyptians did not have the wheel until it was introduced by invaders with chariots. These invaders, the Hyksos, almost certainly imported the wheel from Mesopotamia.

Con claim 1, children below

The ancient Egyptians were more advanced in agriculture.

Con claim 2

Egypt's location on the Nile River made them superior shipbuilders.