Mesopotamian culture influenced their architecture. Their architecture used mud bricks and wood due to the lack of stone in the region. The architecture included ziggurats, temples, and palaces that showed their emphasis on religion and centralized government through their size and decoration.

1. Choose one culture that has been discussed in the lesson or that
has been covered in the readings. Write a response to the
following question:
How does the culture of the people influence their architecture?
What does the architecture tell you about the culture? (The
material used, the size, the intended function, did they decorate
it, etc.).
The chosen culture civilization is the
Mesopotamia