After discussing the function of the ziggurat, create a story of what a day at the ziggurat might be like. Make sure you include beginning, middle, and an ending.

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

A Day in the Ziggurat.

Ziggurats in ancient Sumeria were symbols of religion and power in the many city-states that existed in that time.

Sumerian city-states such as Lagash, Ur, Uruk, Kish, Eridu, and Nippur built impressive Ziggurats because they were symbols to honor their gods.

Sumerians were very religious people and were afraid of their gods. So Ziggurats were busy places. Sumerians visited these temples on a daily basis to pray and offer many things. They built these large temples because they thought the gods lived in the sky, and they try to reach them.  

Sumerians offered food, clothes, seeds, wine, as a show of respect. Priest were the ones that benefited from the offerings because they were considered representatives of the gods on Earth.

With these offerings, people tried to receive benefits from the gods such as health and prosperity.

That is why people visited Ziguratts every day, making these temples a crowded and busy placed.