Though Early and Middle Woodland subsistence was based heavily on cultivated plants, __________ is rare and does not appear to have played a major role in the Woodland diet.
A) maize
B) beans
C) squash
D) wheat

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Maize, also known as corn, is not native to the Eastern Woodlands region where Early and Middle Woodland subsistence practices developed. The domestication and use of maize did not occur until the late Woodland period and was more common among the cultures of the Southwest and Mesoamerica. Beans and squash, on the other hand, were cultivated and consumed by Early and Middle Woodland groups. Wheat is also not native to the Eastern Woodlands region and was not cultivated by indigenous groups in the area.

Though Early and Middle Woodland Subsistence Was Based Heavily on Cultivated