Throughout history there have been dozens of pyramids created for religious ceremonies and kings. Perhaps the most interesting of all the pyramids discovered would have to be that of the Pyramids of Egypt built for the Pharaoh and the Pyramids of Central America with their gory and mysterious history. Conceivably one of the most studied and fascinating Pyramids of all time would have to be that of Egypt built for the Pharaohs to bring them closer to the heavens and gods. Likewise, were the great Pyramids of Central Americas were built for religious sacrifices, primary military defense, and as a burial tomb for kings. It wasn’t until shortly after 2700 B.C. that the pyramids of Egypt were actually being constructed. Since the start
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The success of this magnificent empire however didn’t come overnight. In fact, it took several dynasties before this magnificent empire was created. It wasn’t until the third dynasty or the old kingdom that pyramids began to appear.
“Most of the success of Egypt flourished around the Nile river” (Ancient-Eygpt.org). This river known as the Nile allowed Egypt able to sustain itself without the need to having to rely on rain or bring water from other places around the world. However, without the Nile river pyramids of
Egypt would not have existed. The Nile was created during the millennia after the last great Ice age that ended around 10,000 BC (Bains,bbc.co.uk). Each summer farmers would take advantage of the rivers floods to water their crops. By setting an accurate irrigation system known as” basin irrigation” the farmers would be able to control how much water would go to their crops.
Farmers would construct a network of earthen banks that formed various size basins around the
Nile and would let the water sit until the soil was saturated. The Egyptian’s were also able …show more content…
Talk about a variety, they even used the wheat harvested from their plantations to make beer. Unlike
Egypt, the Central Americas civilizations such as the Maya and Teotihuacan didn’t have a river or great lake which they relied to use for their agriculture instead these two Central America
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civilizations actually set up a system of cisterns or “chultuns” as they were called. These cisterns would collect and store the rainwater in well like structures that allowed for the civilizations to grow and flourish. In these rain forest, of Central America people would plant corn as a main source of not only food but as well as a way of income. Using a “slash and burn” type of agriculture, the Maya and the people of Teotihuacán were able to take advantage of the rich natural soils of the land to plant corn (Henderson 67). Both the civilizations of Teotihuacan and
Egypt had a large gap between the rich and poor which was made up of rich nobles and kings and a lower class made up of peasants and farmers. This gap can be seen in the mortuary practices in Egypt where the plain graves belonged to the poor and the complex luxurious
The success of this magnificent empire however didn’t come overnight. In fact, it took several dynasties before this magnificent empire was created. It wasn’t until the third dynasty or the old kingdom that pyramids began to appear.
“Most of the success of Egypt flourished around the Nile river” (Ancient-Eygpt.org). This river known as the Nile allowed Egypt able to sustain itself without the need to having to rely on rain or bring water from other places around the world. However, without the Nile river pyramids of
Egypt would not have existed. The Nile was created during the millennia after the last great Ice age that ended around 10,000 BC (Bains,bbc.co.uk). Each summer farmers would take advantage of the rivers floods to water their crops. By setting an accurate irrigation system known as” basin irrigation” the farmers would be able to control how much water would go to their crops.
Farmers would construct a network of earthen banks that formed various size basins around the
Nile and would let the water sit until the soil was saturated. The Egyptian’s were also able …show more content…
Talk about a variety, they even used the wheat harvested from their plantations to make beer. Unlike
Egypt, the Central Americas civilizations such as the Maya and Teotihuacan didn’t have a river or great lake which they relied to use for their agriculture instead these two Central America
Gutierrez,5
civilizations actually set up a system of cisterns or “chultuns” as they were called. These cisterns would collect and store the rainwater in well like structures that allowed for the civilizations to grow and flourish. In these rain forest, of Central America people would plant corn as a main source of not only food but as well as a way of income. Using a “slash and burn” type of agriculture, the Maya and the people of Teotihuacán were able to take advantage of the rich natural soils of the land to plant corn (Henderson 67). Both the civilizations of Teotihuacan and
Egypt had a large gap between the rich and poor which was made up of rich nobles and kings and a lower class made up of peasants and farmers. This gap can be seen in the mortuary practices in Egypt where the plain graves belonged to the poor and the complex luxurious