ARCHITECT
Directions: You will be creating a handout for the archaeological
convention that explains how ziggurats were created
and what they were used for. You will
use Microsoft Word or AppleWorks to create your handout. You must answer these
questions somewhere in your handout.
1. Go to http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/ziggurats/story/sto_set.html
and read the “story” and “explore” links.
2. Answer these questions
a. When did Mesopotamians
start building temples?
b. Where has
one of the oldest temples been found?
c. What are mosaics and
niches and why are they important to ziggurats?
d. Why did Sumerians build
high temples for their gods?
e. Who began building ziggurats?
f. In what cities were famous ziggurats found?
To which gods were they dedicated?
g. What happened to the
ziggurats?
3. Click on the picture of the
ziggurat under the “explore” link. What
are the different parts of a ziggurat?
4. Click the “challenge”
link and play the game. How were ziggurats made?
5. What do ziggurats tell
us about Mesopotamian culture?
6. Include in your handout,
a picture of what a ziggurat looked like in Ancient Mesopotamia and a picture
of what ruins look like. You can look at
the following sites for help:
