Compare And Contrast Mesopotamia And Egyptian Pyramids

Throughout history there have been many structures that the human race has built for religiously significant reasons. The pyramids at Egypt would be an excellent example, it was believed that the shape of the triangle on either side of the pyramid would create a sort of stair way for the Egyptian kings to use to climb into the afterlife. The ziggurats of Mesopotamia were similar, the Mesopotamians thought that by building a temple on an elevated platform, the structure would be closer to the heavens and therefor closer to their religious ideal.
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