What were religious temples in Sumer known as Ziggurats
They where built as temples
ziggurats
compare zigguaratsmodern day temples
Sumer was located in a region called _____.
in about 2000BCE
Gods were believed to live in the top of Ziggurat Temples and sumerians gave gifts of food, gold and livestock in exchange for the gods protection over Sumer. When people believe in more than one god it is called Polythesism, the belief in many gods or goddess's
The first kingdoms were established about 3000 BCE in Sumer and Egypt. Sumer was a kingdom that existed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern Iraq. The Sumerians had their own written language and undertook complicated construction projects, such as irrigation canals and large temples called ziggurats.
It was called cuneiform.
Cuneiform
Sumer
sumerians
They were called Sumerians.