Egyptian And Mayan Civilizations Similarities

Most people just know that ancient Egypt and Maya both had majestic and expressly structured pyramids by the ancient people long ago. However, not many of them know that different uses of the pyramids. The early Egyptian Civilization that stretched from the Nile River Valley to the east of Africa from 3100 to 2680 B.C. It is determined by the historians as one of the earliest, longest lasting and the most influential civilizations in the history world. The ancient Egypt Civilization was best known for its unique way of worshipping. While ancient Maya located from southern Mexico to northern central america from A.D 250 to 90. Unlike Egypt, the Maya is a Mesoamerican Civilization, known for its fully developed writing system, the Maya Script. The Mayans were also known for their high degree of interaction and their unique culture diffusion. These two civilizations were created equally successfully

in different ways.

One of the most discussed topic people have among ancient Egypt and Maya is religion.

Even though there are various differences between these two civilizations, there are still a number of similarities. The ancient Egyptians and Mayans had very similar religious beliefs. They both believed in Polytheistic with rulers that represented god on earth. The Mayans believed that virtually all things in the world had spirits among them. Differently, the Egyptians had a deep belief in afterlife. They believed that their lives were controlled by their deities.

Speak of the pyramids, each society has its own culture. Building great pyramids and temples, both civilizations built them for special uses and for special people. However, the two civilizations used these buildings for different uses. The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and queens since they deeply believed in the belief of afterlife. The Mayan pyramids were used for holding sacrificial rituals. Chronologically speaking, the Egyptian pyramids were built 2000 years earlier than the Mayan

pyramids.

In addition, language is one of the significant factors that influences the culture of a civilization. The ancient Egyptian and Mayan languages had many in common. The two languages shared few of the characters, therefore, their languages were very similar. Both Egyptian and Mayan cultures used hieroglyphs consisting of pictographs or drawings representing words or concepts. When comparing the two written languages, scholars even found more similarities between them. In both civilizations, people used hieroglyphics. The Mayans used hieroglyphics in tombs, buildings, and on monuments. Similarly, the ancient Egyptians used them on statues, temples, and pillars. However, the two cultures used their language for different purposes. The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics for business records. While in ancient Maya, people used hieroglyphics to indicate the history and the date of death.

The Egyptians and Mayans had many things in common but also had many differences. The main reason that causes that is because the different culture and different people. These cultures are important for people today to learn the different ways of living in each of the society.