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Ziggurats In Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was a polytheistic society that placed great importance on the worship of gods and goddesses. Their association of these gods and goddesses with the forces of nature may have been the result of intense changes in climate that ranged from rainstorms to long term droughts. The Mesopotamian society believed that the city of Babylon was founded by Marduk, a hero-god, who was the child of the goddess Wisdom. It was believed that Marduk created humans to serve the deities which is reflected in the actions of the Mesopotamian society. One notable example is through the construction of tremendous centers of spiritual worship called ziggurats.
A ziggurat is a large manmade terraced structure that served as a center for spiritual worship
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