Of the following Native American societies, which one built huge mounds for what scientists and anthropologists believe to be religious purposes?
Explanation
Answer - C - The Mississippians built large mounds for what scientists and anthropologists believe to be religious purposes.
Key Takeaway: The Mississippian culture was a Native American mound-building culture that thrived in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1500. A number of cultural traits are recognized as being characteristic of the Mississippians, one being the construction of large, truncated pyramid mounds or platform mounds that scholar believed were for religious purposes. Such mounds were usually square or rectangular. Structures such as homes, temples, burial buildings, or community buildings were usually constructed above such mounds.
