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    The document compares the architectural features of pyramids and ziggurats, specifically the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Eanna ziggurat, and how they communicated ideals of religion, culture, and politics for their societies. Both structures used triangular patterns and were landmarks at the center of religious practices. They also demonstrated large-scale communal construction efforts and the power and influence of their patrons.

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    The document compares the architectural features of pyramids and ziggurats, specifically the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Eanna ziggurat, and how they communicated ideals of religion, culture, and politics for their societies. Both structures used triangular patterns and were landmarks at the center of religious practices. They also demonstrated large-scale communal construction efforts and the power and influence of their patrons.

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    Pyramids (The Great Pyramids of Giza) and Ziggurat (Eanna)

    Among both of these structures, the architectural detail found communicates the contextual

    ideals of religion, culture, and politics.

    Religion:

    - Both possess a triangular pattern, symbolizing ascendence and importance to the

    contextual landscape.

    - Both are a landmark center of society’s religion - one being public and one being private

    Culture:

    - Both addresses communal construction methods

    - Both exemplify large communal effort

    Politics:

    - Both show political and wealth divides among patrons (steps to Ziggurat and reason for

    Pyramid)

    - Both represent the present power and influence.

    (1) - Pages 17-18 of Buildings Across Time Textbook

    (2) - Giza and the Pyramids: A Definitive History, Mark Lehner Zawi Hawass

    (3) - Public Building, Palaces, and Temples - Heinz

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