SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Meso-American Pyramids were also designed for ____
A
war
B
religious ceremonies
C
agriculture
D
farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesoamerican pyramids were generally earth mounds faced with stone. Typically of stepped form, they were topped by a platform or temple that only privileged community members were allowed to approach.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the pyramids that are in Mexico, were built by Mesoamerican Ancient Civilizations such as the Toltecs, the Tarascan, the Maya, the Aztecs, and the Totonac.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most pyramids were built to correspond to cosmological principles, such as astronomical orientation. They also represented the recreation of an axis mundi, a world axis where the pyramid became the cosmic center around which the rest of the universe revolved both vertically and horizontally.

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