Discuss the similarities between the ancient Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations. How was the development of agriculture instrumental in the success of these civilizations?

The Sumerians were a people who settled on the flood plains of the mighty Tigris and Euphrates Rivers around 4000 B. C in what is today part of Iraq. Ancient Egyptian society had taken shape on the nutrient rich banks of the Nile River.

While both the Sumerians and the Egyptians chose to settle in fertile river plains and developed sophisticated agriculture, religion and political systems, there are also many differences between the two groups and the key features of their ways of life.