History & Civics
Study the picture given here. Answer the questions that follow.
- Which land feature does a ziggurat look like?
- What were the ziggurats used for?
Mesopotamian Civilisation
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- A Ziggurat resembles a human-made mountain soaring high above the Earth.
- Each ziggurat had several stories and apart from the temple at the top, they were used as schools, observatories, granaries and centres for trade.
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