Comparison Between Egyptian and Greek Civilizations

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Criteria	Egyptian Civilization	Greek Civilization
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government	Centralized government dominated by the Pharaoh	Many independent city-states with a lot of different kinds of governments
Timeline	The History of Dynastic Egypt extend through a period of 4000 years, compared to 2000 years of the entire Western civilization, from the Roman Empire till present day The pace of development was far less acute than the achievements of the 500 years Greek civilization	Ancient Greek civilization lasted from 750 BC (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest) - only 500 years
Influence	Since Egypt was relatively a closed society, it had limited lasting influence over the rest of the ancient world Few achievements in science, and technology were carried to other civilizations	It is generally considered to be the culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization. Roman Empire - Greek culture had a powerful influence on Rome, which carried it to all Europe. Renaissance in Western Europe - influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, and arts
Society	A hierarchical society with power residing in the Pharaoh No one wanted anything different, no one asked to be original. On the contrary individuality and creativity were considered as a destructive refusal to accept the established authority, religion and laws. This cultural heritage stunted the Egyptian Civilization, which was virtually unchanged for more than 2500 years	Individuality was the basis of their society. They believed that individuals should excel in any direction. This strive for excellence was the method from which the Greek civilization achieved phenomenal accomplishments that stand with us to this day.