What was the purpose of ziggurats in sumer? a. they were conduits for water transport. b. they were monuments to previous kings. c. they were homes for wealthy sumerians. d. they were temples for gods and goddesses.

   D. They were temples for gods and goddesses

Explanation:  The Ziggurats are considered to be the oldest pyramids, of a stepped shape, characteristic of Sumerian civilization. They were intended for religious purposes, and were used for rituals and religious purposes dedicated to the gods. The ziggurats also had a social character as places of gathering of people during rituals and festivals dedicated to the gods.

the following best describes postwar era writers in their works:

many writers,authors,novelists,poets concentrated more on social art and social writing and stayed away from political writings.

the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.