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tnt_battle

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Several cultures are known collectively as the mound builders. The most famous of the mounds still visible is:
 
  A. Spiral Jetty.
  B. the Serpent Mound.
  C. the Crouching Dog Mound.
  D. the Pyramid of the Sun.
  E. the Mound of Venus.

Question 2

The Moche of South America left a substantial record of art that includes:
 
  A. rice-paper scrolls depicting court scenes.
  B. hundreds of huge stone sculptures commonly depicting fierce owls.
  C. intricately painted ornamental eggs.
  D. a small temple with a completely gold-lined interior chamber.
  E. tens of thousands of ceramic objects, often depicting kneeling warriors.



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Answer to Question 1

B
These earthworks were constructed in geometric forms or in the shapes of animals.

Answer to Question 2

E
The use of molds allowed for mass production of these images.



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