Earthen Mounds

Holds the remains of important leaders.

• Platform

• Burial

• Effigy

Shaped like animals.

• burial

• platform

• effigy

Religious or spiritual beliefs

• burial

• paltform

• effigy

Used for gatherings.

• burial

• platform

• effigy

Held artifacts

• burial

• platform

• effigy

Earthen mounds were built by ___________.

Earthen mounds usually took decades to build.

• True

• False

The largest earthen mound in Illinois is________.

• Serpent Mound

• Monks Mound

• Eagle Mound

The most popular civilization who built the Earthen Mounds were___________.

• Mississipians

• Cheyenne

• Obijwe

Wha type of effigy earthen mound would you create and tell me why.