What does the comparative analysis you just performed in this essay help YOU determine about what was important to each respective culture and how can we find parallels to our culture today?

SOCIAL/ POLITICAL ROLE
• Besides serving a predominantly religious function, we may find that each structure
served a social and/or political role .
Describe how each structure played a role in society beyond a religious purpose.
SECTION 4
COMPARE/ CONTRAST
In this section, you will demonstrate critical thinking as you perform your comparative
analysis.
Discuss and elaborate on the following points of similarity between these two structures:
1) Served as religious burial sites in which to honor the dead.
2) Involved precision planning and construction with thought given to site layout
and astronomical alignment.
3) Functioned to make beneficial connections between humankind and the universe
After considering the similarities, briefly discuss what the differences are between the two structures. What do the differences tell us about these two cultures?
CONCLUSION
Architectural structures embody value and belief systems. What does the comparative
analysis you just performed in this essay help YOU determine about what was important to each respective culture and how can we find parallels to our culture today?