Ancient Mesopotamian Buildings
The Ziggurat was used to worship gods that people believed in. The Tower of Babel was built to worship gods like the ziggurat but taller
because of flooding and so the shrine would be closer to the god of their city. The Tombs of Ur were tombs where dead people would be buried, but it would probably hold 1,400 people in one tomb.
The ziggurat was used to worship gods that people believed in. There was a shrine for the gods of their city which were on the fourth floor of the ziggurat. People put items on the steps of the ziggurat, as gifts for the main god of the city. The people that build the ziggurat, was Ur-Nammu and his son ShulgI.Ziggurats were so high because it could be closer to the heavens for the god to see the shrine closer. It was also used for floods when the season floods came. It was made out of mud bricks. There were four floors in a Ziggurat. The last know ziggurat that hasn’t been rebuilt is in Kashan, Iran.
The Tower Babel was built to worship gods like the ziggurat but taller so the shrine would be closer to the god of their city. The Tower of Babel was the tallest building in the city. It was made out of colored fire baked bricks. Nimrod built The Tower of Babel. It was a strong building in Mesopotamian for flooding.
The Tombs of Ur, were tombs where dead people were buried in after they were buried. There were all kinds of weapons and jewelry that people had, in the tombs. The kind of people that were in the tombs were royal family's, slaves, and soldiers. If the king of a city would die, everyone else would die too. Because they can’t live without a king, but if the king had a son the oldest one would be the king.
The Ziggurat was a strong structure even though it was made out of sun baked bricks. The Tower of Babel was a strong structure too but very tall. Tombs of Ur were pretty much made out of dirt, know are really knows what tombs are made of sun baked bricks. The Tower of Babel was a strong structure too but very tall. Tombs of Ur were pretty much made out of dirt? All Mesopotamian buildings are really strong but these ones were the most famous ones in Mesopotamia.
