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Ziggurat is the representative of Mesopotamia like pyramid is the representative of Egypt. The ancient of Mesopotamia started to build the house or building to be the home to the patron god of the city. The word ziggurat means is the raised area of Mesopotamia. The ziggurat was a temple to the main god of the city, Each city in Mesopotamia had a primary god this is the why ancient build the Ziggurat. For example, Murdock was the god of Babylon, Enki was the god of Eridu, and Ishtar was the goddess of Nineveh. This showed ziggurat was to dedicated to that god .
Reference : http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/ziggurats.php  &  https://www.historyonthenet.com/ziggurats-and-temples-in-ancient-mesopotamia/

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Ziggurats can be found scattered around the current Iraq and Iran. Among all of the ziggurats in Mesopotamia, the Ziggurat of Ur was one of the most important to the civilization. The construction of the Ziggurat of Ur began under the king Ur-Nammu of the Third Dynasty of Ur. It was dedicated to the moon god Nanna, the divine patron to the city state. At that time, people who visit Ziggurat of Ur were to seek both physical and spiritual nourishment. The most important part of the ziggurat is the Nanna temple which was located at the top. Unfortunately, it did not survive. As for the lower parts of the ziggurat, it consists of detailed engineering and design. As an example, due to the fact that unbaked mud brick core of the temple would be more or less damp depending on the season, the architects made it possible to allow water to evaporate from its core by including holes through the baked exterior layer of the temple. The Ziggurat of Ur has been restored twice, first being in the antiquity. The second restoration was made recently by Saddam Hussein. However, during recent war led by Americans and coalition forces, Saddam Hussein used the ziggurat as a form of shield as he assumed the bombers would be afraid to destroy the ancient site. As a result, the ziggurat sustained some damage from the bombardment.
Reference-
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/ancient-near-east1/sumerian/a/ziggurat-of-ur

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Each forms of architecture that had been constructed in Mesopotamia were made for a specific reason, ranging from religious purpose to protection from outsiders. Due to the lack of timber and stone, most buildings in Mesopotamia were made from materials such as mud brick, stone, wood, and red brick. Ziggurats, the largest Mesopotamian structure, were constructed for religious purposes and to provide protection from flood. These towers were home to priests and high status officials and was dedicated to a specific god in Mesopotamian religion. Besides that, homes in Mesopotamian civilization were buildings that were small, consisting of a centered square living areas, and added on rooms surrounding the center living area. Other than that, there were palaces in Mesopotamia that were made for the most important citizens in Mesopotamian cities. It consists of beautiful decorations and were one of the tallest buildings in the city. Finally, the defensive walls were one of the forms of architecture in Mesopotamia's cities. It served as a protection for outsiders targeting to attack the cities.
Reference-https://ahsmesopotamia5th.weebly.com/art-and-architecture.html

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Mesopotamia unlike Egypt or Greece isn't a single country but a mix of Iran, Syria and turkey. The name Mesopotamia means "between 2 rivers" which come from the fact that the civilization was located between 2 rivers known as Tigris and Euphrates. The civilization bonded due to their scripts, religion and attitude towards woman. The country was famous due to the fact that they were the first civilization ever. they are also known as the cradle of civilization. They were also known to be the first civilization that is recorded that shows signs of writing. the first writings from them were about the economics like receipts and bills. They were also the first along with Egypt to first introduce education. They also were the first civilization with people where men worked daily. They were the first to invent almost 40 things(38 things).
Reference - https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/

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Mesopotamia is south of Al-Ramadi on the Euphrates. The name of Mesopotamia has come to be used for the area bounded on the northeast by the mountain called Zagros Mountains.
Reference :
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mesopotamia-historical-region-Asia

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The first in school were started in southern Mesopotamia by Sumerians. The kings and priest realised that they need education for scribes, so the invention of writing are invented in mid-4th millennium BC. Sumerians started to record what they saw around them with the invention of writing. They recorded business records, inventories, observations of daily life, religious hymns and etc. Cuneiform writing became more complex in the 3rd millennium as it tooks about 12 years to learn it. Soon, temples starts to establish school to educate the boys as scribes and priests. Schools at that times charged costly tuition fees which most of the people can’t afford it. Only those boys from wealthy family are able to afford costly tuition fees. Girls during that time are not allowed to go to school unless they are king’s daughter.
Reference - https://www.historyonthenet.com/mesopotamian-education-and-schools/

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Architectural of Mesopotamia  remains have been irretrievably damaged , other than that artifacts enormous scientific had destroyed since everyone of them think it have no market value anymore.
Reference :
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/mesopotamia/the-exhibition/mesopotamia-today