Relating well to the Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters chapter, the Ziggurats chapter demonstrates the most striking way in which the Mesopotamians venerated their gods.

The home page explains what a ziggurat is and why they may have been built.

The story explains the history of temple building and the importance of the god's home in Sumerian and later Mesopotamian cities. This section could be used to make a contrasting comparison with other ancient buildings; eg. although ziggurats and Egyptian pyramids may appear similar structures, they had very different functions.

The explore allows pupils to investigate different areas of a ziggurat. This section could be used by pupils to understand how archaeologists are able to identify the use of particular areas of a ziggurat or how they were built.

‘A ziggurat wasn't built in a day' challenge allows pupils to build their own ziggurat. This section can be used to show how different jobs require varying numbers of workers to complete the work in the shortest time.