Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of
A) using prisoners as a workforce.
B) repeated rebuilding at sacred sites.
C) establishing settlements on high land for safety.
D) burying the dead in pyramids.

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Ziggurats were built as towering stepped structures at ancient sacred sites. As these sites were repeatedly rebuilt, the structures gradually took on the recognizable step-like form of ziggurats.

Stepped Structures Known as Ziggurats May Have Developed from the Practice