In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, political structures never reached beyond the scaleof individual villages. This is most likely because:
A. the highlands were recognized for their absence of complex societies.
B. root crops could not bestored in large quantities.
C.the area was lacking in rich artistic traditions.
D. agriculture never developed here.
D. agriculture never developed here.
Explanation: Partly because of the fragmented geographyof the highlands of Papua New Guinea and the fact that root crops could not bestored in large quantities, agriculture never seems to havegenerated political structures that reached beyond the scaleof individual villages.
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