MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

ROME EMPIRE : MOST MEMORABLE

• The purpose of the Colosseums was to bring their people together,
• Distract them from the real world
• And for celebration

AZTEC/INCA EMPIRES: MOST MEMORABLE

• The purpose for the pyramids was for religious ceremonies
• Human sacrifices for their gods

ROMAN CIVILIZATION

• One of the most important figures within the Roman Empire
• Was the statue of Augustus Caesar that symbolized
• Him and how much power he had when he was emperor
• Of rome

TLACHTLI

• Aztecs invented a court that they call tlachtli.
• In this court they play and entertain themselfs.
• The ball was made of rubber from trees found in Veracruz, Mexico.
• Rings will be post on walls to score
• They will call this the ritual ball game

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURES

• Rome's use the colosemm for intertament and to show how much power they had
• The aztec use the pyramids for religious purposes .
• What both rome and the aztecs have in comen is that they brought there people together.