Question

Compare effigy mounds and Nazca Lines. What is one thing that makes these artforms DIFFERENT from one another?

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Responses

The four most common shapes for Nazca Lines were bears, birds, panthers, and turtles.

The four most common shapes for Nazca Lines were bears, birds, panthers, and turtles.

The Nazca Lines were created by removing the top layer of reddish pebbles to show a whiter ground beneath.

The Nazca Lines were created by removing the top layer of reddish pebbles to show a whiter ground beneath.

Effigy mounds were mainly in the shapes of spiders, monkeys, sharks, lizards, and birds.

Effigy mounds were mainly in the shapes of spiders, monkeys, sharks, lizards, and birds.

Effigy mounds were in the desert, so they were not affected by a lot of wind or rain.

Effigy mounds were in the desert, so they were not affected by a lot of wind or rain.

Answer 1

The Nazca Lines were created by removing the top layer of reddish pebbles to show a whiter ground beneath.

Explanation: Nazca geoglyphs are made by scraping away surface stones in desert, while effigy mounds are built-up earthworks (piles of soil) shaped into animals.