Ziggurats (Sumerian temples) each had an individual name and consisted of a forecourt, with a central pond for purification. The temple itself had a central nave with aisles along either side. Flanking the aisles would be rooms for the priests. At one end would stand the podium and a mudbrick table for animal and vegetable sacrifices. Granaries and storehouses were usually located near the temples. After a time the Sumerians began to place the temples on top of multi-layered square constructions built as a series of rising terraces, giving rise to the Ziggurat style. COUNT 5
QSN1 What were Sumerian temples known as? ANS1 Ziggurats QSN2 What was the central pond in the forecourt of a Ziggurat for? ANS2 purification QSN3 Who were the rooms on either side of the aisles in the temple for? ANS3 the priests QSN4 What was the mudbrick table in the temple for? ANS4 animal and vegetable sacrifices QSN5 Where did the Sumerians usually locate their granaries and storehouses? ANS5 near the temples