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How did people construct and maintain temple in mesopotamia?

Answer» \tThe earliest cities emerged\xa0around temples, some cities developed as centres of trade and some were imperial cities.Early settlers began to build and rebuild temples at selected spots in their villages.\t\xa0The earliest known temple was\xa0a small shrine made of unbaked bricks. Temples were the residences of various gods: Moon God and sun God or the Goddess of Love and War.\tTemples became larger over time, with several rooms around open courtyards. Some of the early ones were possibly not unlike the ordinary house but temples always had their outer walls going in and out at regular intervals, which no ordinary building ever had.\tThe god was the focus of worship: to him or her people brought\xa0grain, curd and fish. The god was also the theoretical owner of the agricultural fields,the fisheries, and the herds of the local community.


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