Which constraint primarily dictated stepped pyramidal ziggurat dimensions?

💡 Explanation

Soil liquefaction risk constrains dimension, because saturated ground amplifies seismic waves, therefore increased base surface combats amplification, rather than other considerations like optimizing wind or solar impacts.

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• Which structural risk increased after builders replaced wooden support beams with iron in early textile mills?
• Which navigational risk decreased significantly, following adoption of Harrison's chronometers?
• Which optical outcome arose from Alhazen's experiments on light refraction by spherical segments?
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