A significant component of Hopewell subsistence was:
A) maize, beans, and squash
B) locally domesticated native seeds crops
C) sea mammals
D) Pleistocene megafauna

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The Hopewell subsistence relied on locally domesticated native seed crops such as sunflowers, goosefoot, and maygrass, rather than maize, beans, and squash, which were not domesticated until later by other indigenous groups in North America. Sea mammals were not a significant component of Hopewell subsistence as their territory was not near the coast. The Pleistocene megafauna were extinct before the Hopewell culture emerged.

A Significant Component of Hopewell Subsistence Was