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They were a less-sophisticated society that left a lesser footprint.
Play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow. [from google]
No correction is required it’s in present tense and none of the other choices make sense
In the above quote, Stafford refers to the Generetive process of writing.
During the generative process, a writer is able to generate or produce more ideas by putting down ideas as they come to him or her.