Philadelphiaâs building-related codes regulate the construction industry and set forth the legal responsibilities that come with property ownership.
The ziggurat evolved out of the platform temples of the Ubaid culture (5000 to 3800 BCE). These platforms were intended to raise the shrine of the god closer to heaven. The White Temple at Uruk (about 3150 BCE) appears to be part of an early predecessor of the ziggurat.
Mycenaean Civilization. The Mycenaean civilization flourished in ancient Greece from 1575 to 1000 B.C.E. The Mycenaean civilization was named by modern archaeologists after the city of Mycenae, where the first remains of the ancient civilization were discovered.