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Cultivated food became an increasingly larger part of Woodland Period economy. At the beginning of the period, only native plants grew in gardens, but by the end of the period, Native plants new to Illinois Americans grew new plants such as corn. The mix of wild plants and animals and cultivated plants provided a varied and stable supply of food. A more bountiful and stable food supply allowed Woodland people to live in communities for longer periods of the year. Woodland people invented pottery to cook and store new foods. They invented the bow and arrow and improved their hunting efficiency. They traded to acquire exotic objects from far away places. And, they made cemeteries covered with mounds of earth near their villages. During this period, the pace of change accelerated, and it continued to increase over the coming centuries.
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