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What do you see?
What do you believe it is?
What do you believe it is for?
Vocabulary Quiz
Read the following sentences:
One of the most important aspects of Babylonian religion and tradition, and probably the best known, is the ziggurat.
Ziggurats were built to reach nearer the heavens. This was so the gods could be contacted and worshiped.
The Babylonians gave rich offerings to the gods and built splendid temples. Similarly they built ziggurats. The size and splendor of a ziggurat would show the city and king’s devotion to the particular city god being worshiped. They might have temples to other gods but they would only have a ziggurat to the city god.
What do you believe it is?
What do you believe it is for?
Vocabulary Quiz
One of the most important aspects of Babylonian religion and tradition, and probably the best known, is the ziggurat.
Ziggurats were built to reach nearer the heavens. This was so the gods could be contacted and worshiped.
The Babylonians gave rich offerings to the gods and built splendid temples. Similarly they built ziggurats. The size and splendor of a ziggurat would show the city and king’s devotion to the particular city god being worshiped. They might have temples to other gods but they would only have a ziggurat to the city god.
Essay
Write a 2 paragraph essay in your blog using the information from these paragraphs, the information we learned about gods and religion in class, and from this WEBSITE to answer these questions:
Why did the people of Mesopotamia build ziggurats?
What was the purpose of a ziggurat?
Add any special information you discover in your research.
59 comments:
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle
What do you believe it is for? or the king
i see bulding ibelive it hot ool
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle
What do you believe it is for? or the king
January 30, 2009 9:39 AM
what i see is people.What i believe is mesopotimaia.what i believe is for the people that leave there.
In the picture i see a house and people walking
I also belive that it is a nice place for people to live
It is somewhere you go to solve thing
What i see is that a kingdom
I think it is for giving the king food and stuff.
In the picture i see trees
In the picture i also see people
I already know its some were
I think it looks like in mesapotaima
In the picture i see people working,I believe that they are working for some body.It is for the big house.
I see a picture of a boat and i think that Native American use to use that a long time ago and maybe that building was where they live at or where they do things like make clothes shoes and other clothing.
What do you see? I see a Huge House
What do you believe it is? I think it's a old ruin
What do you believe it is for? For the gods
what i see is building and people's and i belive is masopotimaia .. Another think i belive is that is for people's that live there
What i see in the picture is a palace where the the people think that is where the gods and goddesses are which is called a ziggurat.I believe it is where the humans serve the gods and goddesses they think are real.I think it is for worshiping the gods and goddesses.
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle.
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle
I also belive that it is a nice place for people to live
I see a house
I believe it is very important
I believe it is for important people
I see a temple.
I believe it is a temple.
I believe it is for the king and the people that work for the king
i see a big house
a ziggurat
for the gods
I see a big thing that looks like house
I believe it is a temple
I believe it is for slaves
I see a big temple.I think it is a temple or a church.I think it's for they can pray to there gods or temple from a emperor.
The people of mesopotamia build ziggurat because they would be near the heavens,and so that they can be contacted and worshiped.
the people build the ziggurat to show the city and the king devotion.to the city god worship
the people build the ziggurat to show the city and the king devotion.to the city god worship
I see a big house i believe that that this was hand made. Also that people made this house.I believe that the King live there
i see a big house
i think it is a ziggurats
the king
I see a castle I think. I believe that is where the gods live and priest serve them. I believe they use it for meetings and reunions.
i see a big house
i think it is a ziggurats
the king
THE TEMPLE IS TO SAVRSE PEOPLE.
THE TEMPLE IS TO SAVRSE PEOPLE.
What i see is a Manshion with people are working.What i believe it is a Manshion because the house it is big.I believe it is for the king that lives there.
I see a ziggerate.
A temple
to praise the gods
What do you see?I SEE LITTLE PEOPLE WITH CANOES AN STUFF.
What do you believe it is?I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE BUILDING THE BUILDING.
What do you believe it is for?I BELIEVE IT IS A TEMPLE OR SOMETHING.
I see a ziggurat.I believe the ziggurat is a temple.I think it is that people can worship saints
The people of Mesopotamia build ziggurat to make the gods and goddesses happy.
What do you see? I see a Building and people.
What do you believe it is? I think this is a a palace. What do you believe it is for? Maybe it is for sacred things to go in there and treasures.
i see a temple
i believe it is a place where the gods are.
it is for the king to stay there
i see a ziggurat. i belive it is a god house. it is for scribes.
what do you see? i see big hpuse
what do you believe it is ? i think is a castle.
what do you believe it is for ? i think it is for the kings.
I see pepole in the house
1.i see a big bulding.
2.i think it is a castle.
3.for the master
I see a house
I think that is a castle
I think that is for the king
what do you see ? in the picture i see a big large temple .
what do you believe ?i believe that is a very important place
what do you believe it is for? i believe is for people to live ( hunter gather )
in the picture i see a kinqdom.
i believe it was made a lonq time ago.i believe is for the kinq of asia many years ago.
i see a huge yellow and blue buildings . i also see a few canoes and a bunch of people.
i believe that the building is a palace and the people are working on something.
i belive that is to help the community .
What do you see ? What i see is a big house and a lots boats
What do you believe it is? I think it castle
What do you believe it is for?I think is for the king
WHAT DO YOU SEE? ONE BIG HOUSE
What do you believe it is?I think is a palst
What do you believe it is for? is for the king
what do you see? i see is people and brige
what do you belive it is?i belive this is a ziggurat
what do you belive it is for?to help people when there are war commining or goin on.
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle
What do you believe it is for? or the king
what do you see? i see is people and brige
what do you belive it is?i belive this is a ziggurat
what do you belive it is for?to help people when there are war commining or goin on.
what do i see ? i see a a big palace
what i think is is house for the king or the one that makes the rules in the city or the village i believe it is for the king of the village or king
What i see in the picture is a big temple and people.
What i believe it is a Mesopotamia temple for indian people that lives there.
What i think it is for people to live in and for the King and guards.
what do you see? i see is people and brige
what do you belive it is?i belive this is a ziggurat
what do you belive it is for?to help people when there are war commining or goin on.
what do u see: i see a big palace that looks like a castle
what do u believe it is: I believe that it is a big castle were people work and work for the king
what do u believe it's for: i think it's for the king
what do you see? i see is people and brige
what do you belive it is?i belive this is a ziggurat
what do you belive it is for?to help people when there are war commining or goin on.
i see a bulding
i believe its mesopotania
i believe its for the king
What do you see? i see a big house
What do you believe it is? i think is a castle
What do you believe it is for? or the king
what do you see? i see is people and brige
what do you belive it is?i belive this is a ziggurat
what do you belive it is for?to help people when there are war commining or goin on.
i see a huge yellow and blue buildings . i also see a few canoes and a bunch of people.
i believe that the building is a palace and the people are working on something.
i belive that is to help the community .
In the picture i see a house and people walking
I also belive that it is a nice place for people to live
It is somewhere you go to solve thing
what do you see?i see a big house with bot,trees and people working.
what do you believe it is? i think that it is a castle that they are making.
what do you believe it is for?i believe is fora king are a president.
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