Ziggurats are constructed of clay brick. In the desert regions of Mesopotamia, all you needed was dirt, water, and the sun. All of those materials were bountiful in the area they lived in.
to honor the gods
Unlike the Egyptians, the Sumerians did not build pyramids, instead they built Ziggurats. These Ziggurats were huge structures, made of brick and comparable in size to a pyramid. In appearance they resembled a step pyramid. But they were not tombs, these were temples, sometimes with terraces planted with trees, scrubs and flowers. Similar in use to pyramid temples in the Americas.
to please their gods
No but they used irragation!
build walls around their cities?
The Sumerians are known for building ziggurats that were close to the sky to be closer to heaven.
Maybe because it meant a lot to them and cared more about them
to honor the gods
Ziggurats
The Mesopotamians famously built ziggurats.
The Sumerians used baked mud bricks to construct their ziggurats. These bricks were made from clay mixed with water, shaped, and then baked in the sun or a kiln to harden. The ziggurats were then built by stacking these bricks on top of each other.
the slaves built the ziggurats and if your wondering it took over 180 slaves to build a ziggurat
Sumerians used baked mud bricks to build their ziggurats. These mud bricks were stacked on top of each other to create a terraced structure, which served as a platform for the temple at the top. The ziggurat was usually coated with a layer of plaster or clay to protect the bricks from erosion.
Unlike the Egyptians, the Sumerians did not build pyramids, instead they built Ziggurats. These Ziggurats were huge structures, made of brick and comparable in size to a pyramid. In appearance they resembled a step pyramid. But they were not tombs, these were temples, sometimes with terraces planted with trees, scrubs and flowers. Similar in use to pyramid temples in the Americas.
They were build about in 1854
No, the Sumerians did not build pyramid shaped temples known as "potters." Pyramids were constructed by ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Mesoamericans, not the Sumerians. The Sumerians built ziggurats, which were stepped temples with a shrine or sanctuary on top.
They didn't have modern materials like iron in a grand scale, steal or concrete. Ziggurats were made with mortar bricks as an ingenuity of ancient times. Most ziggurats were temples. Temples were originally built on platforms. During the third millennium B.C., these were made higher and bigger. Eventually it was decided to build even higher temples on platforms which were stepped.