WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Ziggurat was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia. Today, after more than 4, 000 years, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ziggurats were built by ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Eblaites and Babylonians for local religions. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex that included other buildings. The precursors of the ziggurat were raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period during the sixth millennium BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -É (Cuneiform: ) is the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple.

Detailed explanation-4: -Toward the end of the Sumerian civilization, ziggurats became the preferred temple structure for Mesopotamian religious centers.