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The Ziggurat By: :Erin, Dia, Maria, & Trevor. Stairways to multiple levels. Weep Holes. Mud Brick Buildings . The Uses. The Main purpose of the ziggurat was to provide a place of worshiping the Gods. Food storage and distribution Marketplace, trading of goods Celebrations .
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The Ziggurat By: :Erin, Dia, Maria, & Trevor
Stairways to multiple levels Weep Holes Mud Brick Buildings
The Uses • The Main purpose of the ziggurat was to provide a place of worshiping the Gods. • Food storage and distribution • Marketplace, trading of goods • Celebrations
Inside every ziggurat was a rectangular central shrine called a cella, for the god’s emblem or statue. • In front of the statue was an altar, a mud brick table for offerings to the god