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Explain the purposes of a ziggurat.

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Its purpose is to get the temple closer to the heavens, and provide access from the ground to it via steps. The Mesopotamians believed that these pyramid temples connected heaven and earth.
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The purpose of a ziggurat is to make temples closer to heaven and the gods.
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