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While in an airplane flying over the midwestern United States, your friend Amare looks out the window and sees what appear to be hills of earth formed in the shape of animals. Amare cannot believe his eyes. He asks you about these amazing, gigantic pieces of artwork. What would you teach Amare about to help him understand what he is observing out the window?
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effigy mounds
effigy mounds
Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines
geoglyphs
geoglyphs
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
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Effigy mounds are ancient Native American earthworks constructed in the shapes of animals or other symbols. They were built by various indigenous cultures across what is now the United States. The Nazca Lines are large geoglyphs in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, created by the Nazca culture between 500 BCE and 500 CE. Geoglyphs are large designs or motifs created on the ground through shaping terrains, stones, or plants. Hieroglyphs are symbols used in ancient writing systems, particularly associated with ancient Egypt. So in this case, what Amare is likely seeing are effigy mounds, which are ancient earthworks in the shape of animals.
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