Based on the types of crops cultivated in Africa today, researchers believe that __________

A. all domesticated plants were brought by populations migrating from Southeast Asia
B. there must have been several centers of independent domestication
C. ancient agriculture was restricted to the Nile Valley, which could be relied upon for annual floods
D. sub-Saharan Africa was the source of drought-resistant varieties of maize and wheat


Answer: B

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