Questions Refer to the Map and Image Below

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Multiple Choice

Questions refer to the map and image below.
Commercial Hubs in Mesoamerica and North America c. 1000 Monks Mound, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
-Given the information on the map, what is a likely explanation for the shape of the mound at Cahokia?

• A) The knowledge of pyramid-shaped ceremonial sites spread from the Mayan and Toltec cities to the Mississippi Valley civilizations.
• B) The knowledge of pyramid-shaped ceremonial sites spread along the land trade routes to the Mayan and Toltec cities.
• C) Pueblo people could not create ceremonial sites because they lacked large draft animals or rivers to transport construction material.
• D) Mesoamerica and North America did not create ceremonial sites like those in Afro-Eurasia.

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