Which risk increased as ziggurats rose in height due to wind?

💡 Explanation

As ziggurats increased in height, wind loading increased because wind pressure increases with altitude and exposure, leading to greater lateral forces. Therefore lateral shear risk rose, rather than subsidence, settlement or weathering, which depend more foundation conditions, and climate effects.

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