Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from:

A. wood.
B. a mixture of sand and water.
C. plaster over reeds.
D. sun-dried brick.
E. lapis lazuli.


D
Ziggurats were constructed from sun-dried bricks and served as temples and monumental shrines.

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