Egyptian and Mexican Pyramids
Egyptian and Mexican Pyramids The creation of the Egyptian and Mexican pyramids both had many purposes in their societies. Each type of pyramid and the use of each had some similarities. They each served as a purpose for ceremonies, which was held for religious gatherings. This ties into rituals as well. Certain pyramids in each society had murals and writing on them. They were used for symbols to explain or show something. All pyramids were used for burials, however, the Mexicans buried priests and high rulers and for the Egyptians they were pharaohs. They also had differences among them for the purpose. One of the Mayan’s main purposes was used for landmarks. They rose above the forest so you could see them over the jungle and it was a way to get back to civilization. They also had designs on them. Mayan’s put calendars on them, which falls under writings. The Egyptian pyramids were built years before the Mayan pyramids. The structure of the pyramids differed as well, where the Egyptian pyramids were hollow and had burial chambers inside of them, and the Mayan pyramids were solid and could not have tombs inside of them. The Egyptian pyramids were built in a series of years in the second century B.C.E. They took about eighty years to build and they were built by twenty thousand to thirty thousand workers. These workers were not slaves. They were doing their occupation as a worker. The different types of pyramids were smooth sided pyramids which were “true sided”. Then there was squared sided and sloped. There was step sided. The first pyramid ever to be built was step sided. They were built with ropes so that each was aligned correctly. This pyramid shape was not random. They were aligned with the sun by priest and astronomers. They resembled the glory of Egypt. The main purpose was for reincarnation for ancient pharaohs who were the leaders at the time. They built “Mastabas” inside the pyramids so that they could bury the soul of the pharaohs. The pyramids