What is the difference between an Aztec pyramid and an Egyptian pyramid?

Answer 1

The Maya civilization consisted of a number of city states. Each city state had its own king, priests, and nobles. While the various political units had considerable trade with each other, they also fought constantly with each other. They never had any kind of political mechanism to go beyond the city state. We know about their carved writing in stone. We know nothing about other materials which may have had writing on them. The jungle climate would have rotted away any cloth with any writing on it. The Aztecs built an empire. It was unified with one emperor at the top. The constant fighting of the Maya did not exist. People lived in peace and prosperity. The empire covered far more area than one Maya city state. The Aztecs were cruel, but maintained order and public works throughout the area. And the people were better fed than most of those in that area today. As a result, they were taller. Cortez claimed that Mexico City looked greater than any of the cities of Europe. It burned down during the conquest.

Answer 2

Mayan pyramids were used for worship and usually had steps going up to an alter at the top. The Egyptian pyramids were used as tombs, the sides were steeper and they were generally taller.

Answer 3

Mayan pyramids are taller while Aztec pyramids were flatter. Both, however were truncated to hold pyramids at the top. Aztecs had more pyramids at the top.

Answer 4

the difference between a Aztec pyramid and temple is nothing they just call it different names.

Answer 5

They were different because their names are not the same.

Answer 6

One of the very few diffrences between the ancient egyptians and the aztecs is the they're pyramids had different names

Answer 7

the Mayan pyramids are better looking and cool and the Mayans are just better and because there awesome

Answer 8

Size and time built.

Mayan: Sides rise in steps. Tops are flat.

Egyptian: Sides are smooth and flat. Tops are pointed.