Which outcome occurred inside Mesopotamian ziggurats when internal temperature gradients exceeded material limits?

💡 Explanation

Differential thermal expansion caused localized material stress cracking in the ziggurat's different sections because the outer layers heated/cooled faster than the core; therefore stress concentrated at weak points, rather than leading to uniform deformation.

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