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| − | A Ziggurat is a stepped "mountain" with a temple on the top. Ziggurats look like a truncated pyramid with layers that form steps. They were first built in [[Mesopotamia]], but are also found in may other parts of the world. The | + | A '''Ziggurat''' is a stepped "mountain" with a temple on the top. Ziggurats look like a truncated [[pyramid]] with layers that form steps. They were first built in [[Mesopotamia]], but are also found in may other parts of the world. The native peoples of [[South America]] invented and built ziggurats that are strikingly similar to those of the [[Middle East]], even though it is believed that the two cultures never communicated with each other. |
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Revision as of 02:09, April 23, 2007
A Ziggurat is a stepped "mountain" with a temple on the top. Ziggurats look like a truncated pyramid with layers that form steps. They were first built in Mesopotamia, but are also found in may other parts of the world. The native peoples of South America invented and built ziggurats that are strikingly similar to those of the Middle East, even though it is believed that the two cultures never communicated with each other.