The Egyptian, Hebrew and Greek Civilizations were all very significant early civilizations.While they all shared the essential characteristics of a civilization, rules/laws, system for foodstorage and Religious beliefs or system, they also differed in certain aspects of their civilization.
The Egyptians, were one of the earliest civilizations to arise. This civilization arose out of theneed to regulate the food and water supply. This need for regulation was due to the flooding of the Nile. The Egyptians were therefore also always in much closer proximity to one another than for example the Greek Civilization. Another difference was that the Egyptians didn't have quite as many influences from other groups of people as did the Greeks. The location o
There is really one significant difference to be noted about the Hebrew Civilization. This big difference was that in a time when all surrounding civilizations believed in many gods, the Hebrews believed in one God. The God was unique also in that he controlled nature. Their God was called Yahweh. The significance of this difference was that although a radical idea in it's early day, this monotheism came to predominate later on.
In conclusion I see the major differences developing because of the different priorities and needs of each civilisation. The Egyptians needed strong regulation and control especially in the area of food. The Greeks needed good methods of defense and organization that would produce this. The Hebrews had a unconventional but
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