Ancient Temples
Mesopotamia
Religion
Lamont Traylor
Very well written article, it’s crazy that people have always throughout history built these really extravagant temples for worship. People take their religion so extremely that they are willing to do anything for their faith. Aside from the religious aspect, these temples are marvelous to look at from an architectural stand point and I would really like to know more about how people went about building them.
18/11/2018
7:08 am
Dalton Moy
To a certain extent, these temples are similar to how churches used to run certain areas. Many records were kept in churches and, of course, charitable functions have always been a large part. Churches usually kept the records for the areas because the governmental power was granted to leaders from the , because I had not realized that early temples were used for functions such as this in ancient times. I had originally thought they were purely for worship. It was actually the exact opposite.
21/01/2019
7:08 am
Amelia Hew
I always thought that temples of the ancient times serves as a place to worship the deities, but apparently its considered a home for the gods. Also the fact that the temple acts as a charity service such as taking care of orphans, providing grains during famine and ransom for those that might been captured in battle really changed my perspective towards ancient temples. It’s no surprise that the temple has an influence in the economy and the social life of the cities, much like the Church during the early centuries. It’s great to learn about the functions of the temple during the early times from the article.
09/09/2019
7:08 am
Juan Arceo
The temples that were described in this article are not what I initially believed. I would have expected that these temples would simply act like a church as one of its purposes was to serve the main deity of their city but it was more than that. It was built like a house since it was supposed to be comfortable but it was managed like if it was part of the government. Overall, it was pretty interesting to see how temples started off and how they have changed and change for future years.
17/11/2019
7:08 am
Prakshi Kumari
I would wish to read another extended article on this topic. Thanks a lot for this one
16/08/2020
7:08 am
Daniel Gimena
The functions of temples in early Mesopotamia were huge. It is difficult to think today that only one place in a whole civilization could undertake so many functions and actually manage a society’s operation. Apart from religious affairs, also legal, political, social, agricultural and economic affairs were managed by the temples. Furthermore, marriages, recollection of taxes, etc. also depended on the temple. It can be said without doubt that Temples were the center of a civilization in early Mesopotamia.
12/10/2020
7:08 am
Latha
Its the same way temples developed and were maintained in the Indian subcontinent. The invaders would find it easy to raid temples as they were sure to find goods and wealth there. Conquerors often destroyed precious records and mislead the local population about false excesses in temples!
19/04/2021
7:08 am
Edgardo Llosa
When I finished reading the article I realiez the importance of this temples in acient Mesopotamia. They carry an important job beyond religion but also economical and educational during this decades. This made the Temples the center of their civilization as a society they depended from the temples to give them structure.
19/04/2021
7:08 am
Alexandra Camarena
I loved this article! One of the most interesting things that I read was how these temples were formatted in a way of a house. They were equipped like houses with kitchens and furniture. The other thing that fascinated me was the fact that these temples weren’t primarily used for people to go in and pray but rather homes of a specific deity.
24/09/2022
7:08 am
Valeria Perez
I am always amazed at the amount of complexity ancient civilizations had. I also find it interesting that in several of these ancient civilizations in their religion they allowed priestesses but now I rarely hear about a woman holding a position of this type. I enjoy comparing how each culture had their own special treatment for their religious leaders and the amount of effort they put into building tier temples.
11/11/2018
7:08 am