By: Karley L and Brittany W

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Today people say that  King Gudea of Lagash was told by the god Ningirsu to tell his people to build temples and ladders to reach the gods. Also people say one of the ladders got to be 50 meters high, but only half still remains. It is also said that the Ziggurats were built by Christians and had a church. Researchers said that there are still 25 Ziggurats located around southern Babylonia and all the way north to Assyria.

            Researchers also said that when the temple was first completed there was a great celebration. This celebration often lasted several days. There was also a holy wedding between 2 gods and plenty of offers to the greatest gods.

The bond between the earth and the under world where based on 7 lands. They represent 7 heavens and planes of existence. The 7 planets and the 7 metals that are associated with them correspond to colors.

By about 2000 B.C., the temples on platforms had became huge temple-towers, called ziggurats, like the one at Ur. The temples had a large amount of craftsmen, laborers and scribes.

Polytheism is the worship and beliefs of the gods. Poly is a Greek word that means many, and theism which refers to gods. Gods are often offered meals like rams, birds, lambs, ostrich eggs, vessels of milk, ducks, bulls, wild boars, bushels of dates, cranes, bullock, duck  eggs, and loafs of bread.  Tabernacles on the alter in Christian churches are said to house the Divine source of light and energy and be a “living” connection to god                                                                                          

Information found at:

 http://www.crystalinks.com ziggurat.html 

www.usfca.edu/westciv/Mesochro.html

 http://www.crystalinks.com/meso.htlml

 http://history.evansville.net/meso.html

search.yahoo.com/search?p=ziggurat                                                                       

 http://www.historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm

http://www.providence.edu/dwc/mesopot.htm

http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/

http://faculty.mdc.edu/jmcnair/joe2pages/Mesopotamia%20Kings%20List.htm

http://i-cias.com/e.o/mesopotamia.htm

The ancient world page 32-33

The first civilizations page 9