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Having a ziggurat signified that a Sumerian city was?


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A Sumerian city was deemed as geographically large and politically important if it had a ziggurat.

Explanation:

  • In ancient times, the administrative buildings and the places of worship in the city determined the significance of the cities.
  • In the Mesopotamian civilization, a special structure called ziggurat was build to serve as the heightened platform to dispense ease while talking to God.
  • The people then believed that God lives in the skies and in order to make him listen to the prayers, it is better to go a little closer to him by climbing up to tall places.
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