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Where the effigy mounds built in the shape of animals and birds?
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Were the effigy mounds built in the shape of constellations in the sky?
There is no definitive evidence to suggest that effigy mounds were intentionally built to represent constellations in the sky. Effigy mounds were primarily burial mounds constructed by indigenous peoples in North America. Their shapes often represented animals or other figures important to the culture that built them.
Why were the effigy mounds built?
For religious purposes
Why were the Effigy Mounds likely built?
For religious purposes
Why do you think that some mounds were built in shapes of birds and snakes?
Researchers are uncertain as to why mounds were built in the shape of birds and snakes. Some theorize that this was because the people who built such mounds had great respect for these creatures.
When were most of the Effigy Mounds built?
Before the European contact period JMZ was here!! look the flyest up on google
Why do you think some mounds were built in the shape of birds and snakes?
because the native americans had something called the spirit animal
Who built cities on mounds to avoid flooding?
The culture that built cities on mounds was the Chinese
Why did the Mississippian tribes build large mounds?
Some mounds were constructed around important public structures, such as temples. A temple would be built, then after a generation, destroyed and covered with earth. Some mounds were created to house burials. Some, such as the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio, are astronomical observations and are aligned with equinoxes or solstices. Some are effigy mounds, that is they are sculpted into representational forms, such as a giant bird. Mounds can be sites of elite houses, council houses, and temples and would be protected from flooding from nearby rivers.
Why did indians build mounds?
Mounds were built for ceremonial and burial purposes.
How many mounds were originally built at the site?
there are approximately 3000 mounds
Was Cahokia built in Illinois?
The Cahokia Mounds are in Illinois. The Mississippian culture built the mounds sometime between 600–1400 AD.
What did the paleo Indians do with the mounds they built?
pray
