Question

Monk's Mound, the largest structure at Cahokia Mounds was built entirely out of
A. earth.
B. mudbricks.*
C. stone blocks.
D. adobe.

Answer 1

https://www.google.com/search?q=monk%27s+mound&oq=monk%27s+mound&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61.3733j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Read many of these articles until you find out if you're right or not.

Answer 2

Now i think its A.

Answer 3

Yes. The mounds were made of earth.

Answer 4

Thank you so much, and the question i posted the other day i took it to an administrator they said it was a typo, but thanks for your help.

Answer 5

You are very welcome.

Answer 6

Among those answer choices, I agree.

" ... and consists of more than 2.16 billion pounds of non-local soil types.
Other construction materials used in the mound include limestone slabs, bald cypress and red cedar posts. Use of the limestone slabs in mound construction is important as a chronological marker indicating late Archaic construction (3000 - 1000 BC).

"Construction materials for Monks Mound included only colored soil that is not found in the surrounding alluvial floodplain."
http://world-pyramids.com/en/world-pyramids/northern-america/monk-mound,-great-pyramid-of-the-usa.html#.Wr-5Z9PwZ-U

Answer 7

Thank you Writeacher I will be sure to remember this for the future.