WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia (now mainly in Iraq) from approximately 2200 until 500 bce. The ziggurat was always built with a core of mud brick and an exterior covered with baked brick.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ziggurat at Ur and the temple on its top were built around 2100 B.C.E. by the king Ur-Nammu of the Third Dynasty of Ur for the moon god Nanna, the divine patron of the city state.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ziggurats were places where Mesopotamian gods were worshipped. They were giant stepped pyramids that towered above the landscape of ancient Mesopotamia. Ziggurats were built very tall with multiple levels and stairs in between. They reached toward the heavens where the gods were thought to dwell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sacred temples ‘Ziggurats’ are also known as Hills of Heaven. Ziggurats were made by Akkadians, Eblaites, Sumerians, Babylonians. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex, other buildings were also included.