Mesopotamian empires were usually organized as a loose collection of communities, who had a common language and religion. As a result, each community had greater control over its local politics.

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Pro: Egyptian society was highly centralized. This meant that the government could more closely monitor and control the citizens, with little room for individual or local differences.

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Con: There were many different empires in the history of ancient Mesopotamia. When individual city-states rebelled against an empire and lost, the empire would then place the city-state under much tighter control.

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

Mesopotamian empires were usually organized as a loose collection of communities, who had a common language and religion. As a result, each community had greater control over its local politics.

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Cons

Egyptian society was highly centralized. This meant that the government could more closely monitor and control the citizens, with little room for individual or local differences.

There were many different empires in the history of ancient Mesopotamia. When individual city-states rebelled against an empire and lost, the empire would then place the city-state under much tighter control.

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Mesopotamian empires were usually organized as a loose collection of communities, who had a common language and religion. As a result, each community had greater control over its local politics.

Pro claim 1

Egyptian society was highly centralized. This meant that the government could more closely monitor and control the citizens, with little room for individual or local differences.

Con claim 1

There were many different empires in the history of ancient Mesopotamia. When individual city-states rebelled against an empire and lost, the empire would then place the city-state under much tighter control.