2014 Writing Assignment #1 A ziggurat is an ancient temple‚ common in Mesopotamia‚ present day Iraq and western Iran‚ during the civilizations of Sumer‚ Babylon and Assyria. Ziggurats weren’t really precise. Ziggurats were built of much smaller bricks. Ziggurats are pyramids with successively more distanced sides‚ while the Egyptian pyramids have smooth sides going up to a point. Also‚ Ziggurats are temples while the pyramids are burial grounds for the deceased. Ziggurats were believed to be dwelling
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each kingdom’s leading god. The builders of the White Temple did not have the access to the stones therefore‚ they had to form mud bricks instead. The White Temple was built on a platform or ziggurat. According to (German) a ziggurat is a platform with four sloping sides made up of mud-bricks. In addition‚ ziggurats were not only a visual pivotal point of a city; it also had a representative scheme known as ‘theocratic political system’ (a theocracy is a type of government where a god is recognized as
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like they were in Mesopotamia. Nothing remains of the structues except for the 3. How was the function of a ziggurat reflected in its appearance (5.2) The ziggurat included stepping levels‚ dramatic staircases‚ and subtly curved lines. The purpose of the ziggurat served as a bridge to gap the human and divine‚ the earth below and the spirits above. That is why the ziggurat looks like a giant staircase. 4. Why do we know so much about Egyptian society and art? 5. What were
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represented many things to their builders‚ but mostly they represented the way to “heaven.” To the people of ancient Mesopotamia‚ their temple was the home of their god. The temples were built on top of large “stepped” brick structures called ziggurats. On the outside‚ they might have covered the lower “steps” with dirt and planted trees and bushes to give the illusion of a temple on top of a mountain. In the inner sanctuary of the temples they would place a statue of the god that that temple was
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Egyptian architectural monumental structures were different. Mesopotamia had monumental structures called Ziggurats. These ziggurats were used to worship their gods. Ziggurats were shaped like squares. The height of the structure meant that you were closer to god. These structures were in every city state. The ziggurats were open to all of the different social classes. The Egyptians had Pyramids. Pyramids were used as tombs for their pharaohs. These were shaped like
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Great Pyramids of Giza that was built for the King to be buried in. “The Great Pyramids‚ gigantic mountain-like
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ASIATICARCHITECTURE 1. The earliest form of dwelling developed by man is the ROCK CAVE. 2. A pre-historic burial mound is called TUMULUS. 3. Monoliths or menhirs are prototypes of the Egyptian PYRAMID. 4. The Stonehenge is an example of STONE CIRCLE. 5. The smallest among the famous pyramids at Gizeh is the PYRAMID of MYKERINOS/MENKAURE. 6. The Egyptian gateway to temples is called PYLON. 7. The Egyptian ornament symbolizing fertility is PAPYRUS. 8. Pillars that stood in pairs at the front of Egyptian
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Ziggurats were used in ancient times for purposes of worship and to fulfill spiritual needs. One example‚ The Pyramid of the Magician‚ has a legend attached to it depicting the god Itzamna who had single-handedly built it in one night. The Pyramid of the Magician is‚ by 100 feet‚ the tallest architectural structure in the city of Uxmal on the Yucatan peninsula. Interestingly enough‚ the pyramid has a stairwell that faces the setting sun on summer solstice. Also of note‚ the whole city is perfectly
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civilizations. The two civilizations also built temples to praise their god. The Mesopotamia civilization built a temple called Ziggurats to praise their god‚ while the Egypt civilization built temples called pyramids to praise their god. They made the ziggurats out of dry mud bricks while the pyramids were made out of limestone. The Egypt civilization believed that the pyramids they built protected the afterlife. One way in which they are different was that both their trade partners were different
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were thought to be gods or related to gods. In Egypt‚ the gods had heads like animals and bodies like humans. How are the pyramids similar and different from the ziggurats of Mesopotamia? The pyramids are large like ziggurats‚ but they have smooth sides and don’t have steps on the outside. The pyramids are built for the burial of the pharaohs and the ziggurats are in the center of the town. They led to the city’s patron god. How was the economy of Egypt different from the economy
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