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Who/What/Where/When
Ziggurat
Definition: Temples built
in ancient Sumeria. These temples resembled "step pyramids"
found in Egypt. Stairways rose up to the top of the
mud-brick platforms, and worship of gods took place up
there.
Related
Resources:
The
Ancient Middle East
Learn more about the area as a whole.
Elsewhere
on the Web:
Sumeria:
The Basics
Just the basic facts.
The
Ziggurat
More on the ancient temples.
Mesopotamian
Ziggurats
In-depth study of the ziggurat and its place in Sumerian
society.
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