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A 4 page research paper that discusses monuments and architectural structures from ancient history that reflect the manner in which architecture fulfills human needs and aspirations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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by the ancient megalith known as "Stonehenge," which is located eight miles north of the town of Salisbury in southern England (Welcome to Stonehenge). Scientists believe that Stonehenge was constructed
by three separate cultures: the Windmill Hill, Beaker and Wessex peoples and it is believed that the structure was intended to be used for both astrological and ceremonial purposes over
the course of five hundred years (Welcome to Stonehenge). While experts are still trying to unravel precisely the role that Stonehenge played in Neolithic societies, it seems clear that the
structure represents some of humanitys earliest strivings to understand the divine and the races place in the universe. One of humanitys earliest civilizations grew up in the land situated between
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Sometime around 3500 BC, the Sumerians who lived in southern Mesopotamia built the worlds first cities which included the city of Ur (Mesopotamia). Religious observance
in Sumeria included the construction of ziggurats, "holy mountains" that enabled he people to feel that they were closer to their gods (Mesopotamia). The ziggurat of Ur (in modern Iraq)
was constructed around 2100 BC. Originally, it consists of three levels, one on top of the other, which were planted with trees and flowers (Mesopotamia). A shrine to Nanna, the
Moon god, was at the apex (Mesopotamia). In this manner, the Sumerians, like the Neolithic people of Stonehenge, expressed their aspirations to find some religious meaning in life, to see
human life within some greater context that included the divine. Throughout most of human history, life generally been hard and short. Religious aspirations, interventions with some divine authority, gave
people a feeling of power over their own destiny through rituals enlisting divine approval and support. However, by the time of the ancient Egyptians, religious observance also included the promise
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