The Similarities between the pyramids of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Mexico

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Mexico all have something in common, their unique architecture of their pyramids. Although, they do differ, but they also have some similarities as well, such as the way they were built and the purpose for which the pyramids were built.
MESOPOTAMIA
In Mesopotamia the pyramid-like structure that had smaller platforms that were built onto larger platforms were called a ziggurat. The ziggurat was the typical style of Mesopotamian temples from Sumerian through Babylonian and Assyrian times. Although ziggurats looked somewhat to some extent like the Egyptian pyramids, they were in fact quite different in ways. The ziggurat had steps on the outside of the structure and a shrine at the top. The basic Mesopotamian building material for a ziggurat was dry mud which was shaped into rectangular bricks made to last a long time. The ziggurats were very important because they served as the center for worship and were also temples where gods and goddesses could descen...