Ancient Polytheistic Cultures

Art has always attracted the public eye so of course these pyramids are no expectation. Both ancient polytheistic cultures marked the planet with their own set of art, in the form of pyramids. They do not have the same structure however, they portray overall the same message. Further down these two very diverse groups will be explained the architecture, purpose, religion, appearance, and permanence of the pyramids will be discussed in depth. Around 2550 BC there was an ancient civilization located in Giza, Egypt. Laborers and farmers of the such whom just suffered from the Nile’s river annual flood looked toward the pharaoh Khufu who in return provided food and clothing for his workers. “Approximately 2,300,000 limestone and granite blocks were used: they were shaped so perfectly today it is not possible to squeeze a knife blade between them” (Great pyramid data 44). As a result, the Great Pyramid came to be, at the height of 481 feet tall with each side 756 feet wide. Then the second following in his father’s footsteps king Khafra built his pyramid in 2520 BC. Although, King Khafra’s pyramid appears taller than his fathers that

Still they are not the only ancient civilizations with fascinating pyramids which after reading the Puebla article on history.com became quite clear. Another breathtaking pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Cholula located in Puebla, Mexico. If it is viewed from a distance it appears to be a natural hill under a church, yet it is anything but. This structure like the Mayan one was built during the third to ninth century AD. There is many myths of how this temple came to be; a giant itself built it. The Aztecs built it in honor of their God of rain, for they to were Polytheistic like the Egyptians and Mayans. The base of the Great pyramid of Cholula is four times the size of King Khufu’s Great Pyramid of