Similarities of Ancient African civilizations and Ancient Meso-american civilizations:
- both are ancient civilizations;
- both have built pyramids that are still standing today;
- both have long histories of gold trades.
Differences between Ancient African civilizations and Ancient Meso-american civilizations:
- they are located on different continents;
- Africa has a large desert (Sahara) while Meso-america has a long mountain range (the Andes);
- Meso-americans developed complicated math while Africans tied knots to keep records.