The scientific Revolution helped bring about new technologies and machinery, and the Enlightenment helped people start looking at life differently
The purpose of a ziggurat was to create a place for deity - it had many levels and it was a huge temple. Each level was a sub-temple for less important gods, while the highest level was believed to be a place reserved for the most important god.
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Da Vinci has influenced inventors even to this day. He has some of the earliest known plans and prototypes for parachutes, diving suits, and a form of a battle tank. His plans have increased the amount contributions to modern inventions. Now in his time I don't know much.