The Agricultural System of Ancient Egypt in Relation to MesopotamiaThe ancient Egyptians had an easier life than other ancient civilizations due to their reliable agricultural system. Geography played a big role, especially in agriculture. Due to geography, Mesopotamia and Egypt had different agricultural methods, weather conditions, environment, and flood seasons. In fact, Egypt's large agricultural system allowed them to have better farming conditions than Mesopotamia due to the flooding, rivers, irrigation, and agricultural tools they used. The economy, crops, floods, and weather varied between Mesopotamia and Egypt. Geography, flood seasons, different agricultural tools and methods led Egypt to have a better agricultural system than Egypt. The difference between geographies, which includes the environment, was the main factor that made agriculture different among the Mesopotamians and Egyptians. Floods influenced agriculture in Mesopotamia and Egypt. However, the floods helped Egypt, but they had a negative impact on Mesopotamia (Grigg, p. 22). Egypt is located on the longest river in the world, the Nile, which flows from south to north due to the geography of the land. Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt experienced predictable flood seasons. Farmers, knowing when to expect flooding, were able to plan growing seasons based on when crops needed water (Gill, p28). Not only did the floods help with good timing for agriculture, but they also provided rich soil through the floods. The Nile is in flood between June and October. After the floods there would be fertile land along the river which the Egyptians used to plant and grow things such as fruits and vegetables (Gill, p29). Floods played an important role in agriculture and culture in Egypt. If anything, growing crops was more difficult for M...... middle of paper ....... New York: Oxford UP, 2005.Print. David, A. Rosalie. “Geography of Ancient Egypt.” Handbook of life in ancient Egypt. NewYork: Facts on Record, 2003. 117-22. Print.Louis and Jennifer. “Agriculture and Agriculture of Egypt and Mesopotamia.” Agriculture and agriculture of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Np, and Web. February 6, 2014.Roaf, Michael. Mesopotamia and the ancient Near East. Arlington, VA: Stonehenge, 1992.Print.Wallenfels, Ronald. World Eras, Volume 8: Ancient Mesopotamia, 3300-331 BCE. Detroit: Gale, 2004. Print. Gill, Vernon and Dale, Tom (1974). Topsoil and Civilization, University of Oklahoma Press. Grigg, D.B., (1974). Agricultural systems of the world. Cambridge University Press. Jacobsent, Thorkild (1982). Salinity and irrigation agriculture in Antiquity, UndenaPublications. Leonard, Jonathan Norton, (1973). The First Farmers, Time Life Books.