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.
Answer:
long dappled grass
Explanation:
I don't read the book but I guess it's the answer
A shogunate is most similar to a "military dictatorship" in terms of a relevant modern government, since each leader (Shogun) was a hereditary military dictator in Japan.