Do Now:
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.
