The Mound Builders

The Great Serpent Mound was built to celebrate which animal spirit?

• Bunny Rabbit

• Polar Bear

• Snake

• Woolly Mammoth

Mounds were NOT built/used for

• Burial

• To celebrate animal spirits

• Ceremonies

• Dancing

The natives who not only stayed in one place, but who also learned to trade with other villages for things they needed, were know as

• Woodland Indians

• Mississippian Mound Builders

• Choctaw Indians

The temple mound was a place where mound builders performed rituals.

• True

• False

What did the Mississippian mound builders use the mounds for?

• to perform rituals

• to grow crops

• to hunt from

What is the largest mound the mound builders built that is still standing today?

• Mount Everest

• Monks Mound

• Cherokee Mound

What were the mounds used for?

Select all that apply.

• play and entertainment

• religious rituals

• burial cite for the dead

What was the primary purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?

• Burial sites

• Residential areas

• Defense structures

• Trade centers

Which of the following cultures is known for constructing large earthen mounds in North America?

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

• Iroquois

The Mound Builders were primarily located in which region of the United States?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Midwest

• Southwest