Question
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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Responses
effigy mounds
Nazca Lines
geoglyphs
hieroglyphs
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You would teach Amare about effigy mounds, which are earthen mounds built by Native American cultures in the Midwest that are shaped like animals or other figures. These mounds served as burial sites or ceremonial sites for these ancient cultures.
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