and what is the lasting importance of this achievment to global history?
2006-10-08 15:10:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Ziggurats were a form of temple tower common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest examples of the ziggurat were simple raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period[1] during the fourth millennium BCE and the latest date from the 6th century BCE. The top of the ziggurat was flat, unlike many pyramids.
Built in receding tiers upon a rectangular, oval, or square platform, the ziggurat was a pyramidal structure. Sun-baked bricks made up the core of the ziggurat with facings of fired bricks on the outside. The facings were often glazed in different colors and may have had astrological significance. The number of tiers ranged from two to seven, with a shrine or temple at the summit. Access to the shrine was provided by a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat or by a spiral ramp from base to summit. Notable examples of this structure include the Great Ziggurat of Ur and Khorsabad in Mesopotamia.
As to the second part of your question; check the link below, read up on them and decide for yourself.
The answer will be subjective.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat
2006-10-08 15:15:24 · answer #1 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ziggurat Definition
2016-09-29 22:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Ziggurat
2016-12-10 13:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ziggurats were a form of temple tower common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest examples of the ziggurat were simple raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period[1] during the fourth millennium BCE and the latest date from the 6th century BCE. The top of the ziggurat was flat, unlike many pyramids.
The Mesopotamian ziggurats were not places for public worship or ceremonies. They were believed to be dwelling places for the gods. Through the ziggurat the gods could be close to mankind and each city had its own patron god. Only priests were permitted on the ziggurat or in the rooms at its base and it was their responsibility to care for the gods and attend to their needs. As a result the priests were very powerful members of Sumerian society.
The University of Tennessee Hodges Library.There are 32 ziggurats known at, and near Mesopotamia. Four of them are in Iran, and the rest are mostly in Iraq. The most recent to be discovered was Sialk, in central Iran.
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2006-10-08 15:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by sarayu 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A ziggurat is an ancient Babylonian temple which was built like a pile of rectangular slabs placed on top of one another,
the slabs getting smaller as they neared the top of the pile.
2006-10-08 15:46:19 · answer #5 · answered by True Blue 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is a "stepped prayer tower." Lol. Sorry inside joke. But that's a basic definition.
2006-10-08 15:18:07 · answer #6 · answered by Random Person 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how do you NOT know what a ziggurat is? geesus.
2006-10-08 15:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by pickle_today 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Applesherry.... that was funny. Yeah do your damn home work! Lol The time you spent loosing five poinfs, you could have just searched for it on the internet.
2006-10-08 15:16:03 · answer #8 · answered by ShellyBelly 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a meeting place in ancient Egypt. Dude read your textbook you need to LEARN stop asking people to do your damn homework
2006-10-08 15:12:45 · answer #9 · answered by applesherrytwist 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋