Compare and contrast Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art.

Some
similarities and differences between Mesopotamian and Egyptian art can be explained by the
technologies that they each possessed. Both cultures built monumental buildings, as exhibited by
their surviving architecture. The Egyptians had access to nearby limestone, granite, and basalt
queries. It is still not exactly clear how they cut and transported these stones, but they used
them, particularly limestone, to build massive structures, most notably the pyramids. The
Mesopotamians were also keen on grand architectural buildings. However, they utilized mud from
the riverbeds of the Tigris and Euphrates to make bricks. These bricks were used in the
construction of their massive ziggurats.

Both civilizations produced a lot of
pottery. However, Mesopotamian pottery tended to be more uniform and advanced. This is mostly
due to their use of the potter's wheel, a piece of technology that the Egyptians seem to have
lacked.

The Mesopotamians utilized copper and bronze in a lot of
their...

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