Mesopotamians constructed temples called ziggurats to worship their gods. When there are storms or natural disasters Mesopotamians blames it on the gods, which is why they have gods of the sun, water, even the gods of gods. They believed the gods oversee everything around them and need to keep them delighted or they will penalize Mesopotamia with droughts or famine. For example, in the epic, Gilgamesh, a giant flood occurred which wiped out mankind: “An immense black cloud rose on the horizons and crossed the sky…the land was shattered like a clay pot” (Mitchell 185). That is why the construction of enormous temples called ziggurats was created in order to worship their supreme dignity. The ziggurats are usually the tallest building in
