Ancient Egypt on a Comparative Method

Art Architecture, Crafts, Paintings...	Geography Nile, Thebes, Giza..	Government Army, Taxes, Laws...	Dynastic Periods Old, Middle, New Kingdoms...
Industries Papyrus, Textiles, Glass...	Religion Gods, Mummification, Book of The Dead...	Sciences Agriculture, Medicine, Writing...	Society Social Pyramid, Family, Women...

. Egyptian Civilization Greek Civilization

Egyptian pyramid Greek temple

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.

.	Egyptian Civilization	Greek Civilization

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.