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For what purposes did Mound Builders construct earthen mounds?

Creating America: A History of the United States, McDougal Littell, 2005, page 54

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It is believed that the mounds were constructed for burial tombs, as a tribute to the gods, and for religious purposes.

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Creating America, pg. 30