In what two ways were egypt and mesoptamia the same

Both, Egypt and Mesopotamia were similar in religion. For example,  both were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods/goddesses, and were both based on nature.

Explanation:

Politically, both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a government with one main ruler, but Egypt had a centralized government with a pharaoh, while Mesopotamia had a decentralized government with a king. Socially, both civilizations were patriarchal, but Egypt was more lenient towards women while Mesopotamia was stricter.

The religions in both Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt were polytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods and goddesses, and were based on nature. Both civilizations had gods of the sky, earth, freshwater, and the sun, as well as gods devoted to human emotions and the underworld.

each played a major role in ending the cold war.

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.