For my final project I have chosen to feature Egypt 's Pyramids of Giza and Mexico 's Teotihuacan, which are pictured on the pages above, as my subjects. The Pyramids of Giza were constructed between 2575-2465 BCE. They belong to Egypt 's Old Kingdom, and were built for three of the 4th dynasties pharaohs. Over 7,600 miles to the west lays the ancient city of Teotihuacan. It belongs to Mesoamerica, and consists of two large pyramids, a smaller, but no less important, temple, and several smaller buildings. Each group or pyramids are exquisitely done, and brings a great amount of pride to their individual cultures. This paper will touch on the history of both groups, and their cultures, along with an overview of each group and how they are similar
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To begin with, both sets of pyramids were built in similar fashions, and both the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of the Sun are nearly rivaled for tallest pyramid in the world. Separated only by the pyramid at Cholula, Mexico. (Arnold and Hewitt, 25) Secondly, each culture had their fair share of Gods and Goddesses, and worshiped them accordingly. So much so, that even after so many centuries have passed, the people of today know about their Gods and Goddesses and are completely fascinated, with what we now consider their mythology, about them all. Along with those things, both cultures placed their pyramids in locations that not only went along with their mythologies, but the nature of their regions. They were set up and built in those specific places for specific …show more content…
While I focused mainly on the architecture of the movements, I 'm coming away from this class with a new found respect and awe at what the people of old were able to accomplish with the limited tools and resources they had. Researching and learning about these two groups of pyramids has helped me gain a new understanding of the history of their time periods, not only art wise, but with what was going on in the times they were constructed. More so, I have a better understanding of how the people of the time have helped shape and influence history. Many other groups of people have been inspired by the designs and of eras past, that one can look at buildings and other forms of art around the world and see bits of the past shining
To begin with, both sets of pyramids were built in similar fashions, and both the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of the Sun are nearly rivaled for tallest pyramid in the world. Separated only by the pyramid at Cholula, Mexico. (Arnold and Hewitt, 25) Secondly, each culture had their fair share of Gods and Goddesses, and worshiped them accordingly. So much so, that even after so many centuries have passed, the people of today know about their Gods and Goddesses and are completely fascinated, with what we now consider their mythology, about them all. Along with those things, both cultures placed their pyramids in locations that not only went along with their mythologies, but the nature of their regions. They were set up and built in those specific places for specific …show more content…
While I focused mainly on the architecture of the movements, I 'm coming away from this class with a new found respect and awe at what the people of old were able to accomplish with the limited tools and resources they had. Researching and learning about these two groups of pyramids has helped me gain a new understanding of the history of their time periods, not only art wise, but with what was going on in the times they were constructed. More so, I have a better understanding of how the people of the time have helped shape and influence history. Many other groups of people have been inspired by the designs and of eras past, that one can look at buildings and other forms of art around the world and see bits of the past shining