To the modern observer, the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations likely seem very similar. Both had cities, writing, codes of laws, a relatively high standard of living, art, music, religion, literature, meticulous record-keeping and a fairly similar climate. read more
The first civilizations arose in river valleys where rivers provided fresh water for raising crops and transportation for moving crops to market. This is what was common to Mesopotamia and Egypt. Beginning in Mesopotamia, civilization spread west to Egypt and east to India. read more
first, they were in the same time period. secondly, ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt both have natural barriers, like mountains, and deserts. also, they both try to invent ways of communicating, like things to write on(clay tablet for Mesopotamia, and papyrus paper for ancient Egypt). read more