<em>Kivas were built for which purposes?</em>
<em>- storing and distributing surplus food </em>
<em>- jailing criminals</em>
<em>- housing warriors</em>
<em>- staging religious and political events</em>
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<u>Correct answer</u>: staging religious and political events. Kivas were a special sacred building that is used for ceremonial preparations, spiritual ceremonies and religious rituals by the Pueblo Native Americans (circular chambers built almost wholly underground with the entrance through a hatchway on top). The rites were related to rain-making, warfare, and healing. Kivas were particularly notable for the colorful mural paintings (decorating the walls).
