1001 Space Earth Nature History First Civilisations Ancient Egypt Biblical Times Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Chinese, Japanese Civilisations Indian Civilisation African Civilisation The Early Americas The Rise of Islam The Middle Ages The Renaissance Civil War and Revolution The Industrial Revolution Two World Wars 20th-century Achievements Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:Who built the first houses?What were hunter-gatherers?*What were ziggurats?*What did an Iron Age hill fort loo...How do we know about early civilis...When did people start farming?What were stamp seals used for?When was money first used?When was the Iron Age?When did people first learn to write?When did trade start?What sort of weapons did the first...When did cities develop?Who were the Babylonians?When was the Persian Empire? What were ziggurats? Ziggurats were high towers made of brick. They were built from about 2100 B.C. in Mesopotamia as temples. The shape of a ziggurat was a series of progressively smaller, rectangular terraces, with a shrine at the top. A ziggurat   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: History Chapter: First Civilisations