CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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in the sky
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at the top of ziggurats
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in the canals
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inside pyramids
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the Ziggurats, so only priests and other highly respected individuals could enter. Society offered them many things such as music, harvest, and creating devotional statues to live in the temple.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ziggurats were tiered structures (similar to pyramids but with stepped sides), built tall in order to be closer to the sky where the gods lived. Sumerians believed that their gods live n the sky and in order for the gods to better hear them tey built these structures as close to the sky as they could.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ziggurats were built by ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Eblaites and Babylonians for local religions, predominantly Mesopotamian religion and Elamite religion. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings.