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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.
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Why did sumerians build pyramids?
to please their gods
How were the Egyptians and Sumerians different and similar?
Sophie Barnes
Why was medicine so important to the Sumerians?
Medicine was important to Sumerians because when the Sumerians lived together the more they would eat and the more they would use materials and throw them away, the trash would pile up. The Sumerians would step in the trash or fall in the trash and would catch a disease from the trash. The trash would spread many disease's around and a lot of Sumerians would get sick. The Sumerians would have to use medicine to cure their people who were sick.
Who did the sumerians fight with?
With other Sumerians
What did the Sumerians have?
The Sumerians gave us food and writing.
The mammoth structures constructed by the sumerians are known as?
You probably mean the Ziggurats, enormous step-pyramids built throughout Ancient Mesopotamia by the Sumerians amongst other people.
Why did sumerians build pyramids?
to please their gods
What Pyramids are known as step pyramids?
Ziggurat
What arew the different types of pyramids?
there are step pyramids, bent pyramids, normal pyramids and more
How do you enter a step pyramid?
Step Pyramids have an opening or entrance gate just like regular pyramids.
Why did pyramids change from step pyramids to sloped pyramids?
I believe that they were changed because of the pharoah's
How were the first pyramids built?
they were step pyramids built out of stone
What does step pyramids look like?
Step pyramids are similar in shape to smooth pyramids. They are made by gradually inclined steps that taper in to reach the top center stone.
In what ways are ziggurats and pyramids the same?
The ziggurat and the pyramid both had the same basic structure, although the ziggurats were built by the Sumerians and the pyramids were built by the Egyptians.
What is step pyramids?
A step pyramid is a pyramid with steps on the side.
Who created step pyramids?
Imhotep.
Is the pyramid of Giza step pyramids?
no
