in an afterlife so they buried their great rulers inside lavishly decorated pyramids along with items they were believed to have needed in order to enjoy their after lives. In both cases these structures carried a spiritual meaning to the people of the society.Just as in chapter one the animals seemed to have played a large role in society both in the Ancient Near East and Egypt. In figure 2-10 there is a picture of a man with hoofs for hands embracing two horse-like animals with human heads. Then below that it shows lions doing human like things, such as carrying a pitcher-like object in one hand and a bowl-like object in the other. In figure 3-11 we see the Great Sphinx, which is a lion with a human-like head. This is meant to stand guard of the Dynasty IV Pyramids of Khafre. By observing this in both chapter it seems that maybe human saw themselves on the same levels as some animals since there are so many sculptures that are half man half animal. Did the society of the time see power in these animals that they admired? They must have had a lot of pride in these animals if they gave them human-like qualities.Through the artwork I have seen I would have to say that Egypt was much more advanced then the Ancient Near East. In Egypt we see huge symmetrical columns such as in figure 3-19. We also find that the pyramids are also symmetrical. They built similar structures in the Ancient Near East lacking symmetry as compared to Egypt where symmetry seemed to have played a large roll. Although Egypt seemed more advanced in they way they designed their structures, it is shown that in both cultures that hunting was still a very important way of life just as it was in the prehistoric times.In conclusion, I don’t think it would be fair to just show all of the similarities or just all of the differences between the cultures of the Ancient Near East and Egypt because there are just so many on both sides of the picture. It is Imp...
