They were popular because Sumerians used them to worship their gods.
Ziggurats came from sumer
ziggurats
They where built as temples
Ziggurats came from ancient Mesopotamia; specifically from Sumer
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What were religious temples in Sumer known as Ziggurats
compare zigguaratsmodern day temples
Egypt: hieroglyphics, pyramids, pharaoh. Sumer: cuneiform, ziggurats, bureaucracy.
The are places of worship to the people of ancient Mesopotamia to go to and worship and bring offerings to their gods. Mesopotamia/Sumer.
Sumerian ziggurats and Egyptian pyramids are both ancient structures built as religious monuments. However, pyramids were tombs for pharaohs, while ziggurats were temple platforms for offering to gods. Both served as symbols of power and divine connection for their respective civilizations.
Both have wide bases, are of religious significance, are of square shape, and are over three thousand years of age.
Ziggurats were religious structures with a tower that rose in stages and sometimes had a chamber on the top. Some of the terraces were planted with trees so that they resembled mountains. Remnants of these structures still exist around the Iraqi landscape. In the western religion they are noted as "The Tower of Babel."