Archaeologists previously believed that the supremacy of any one chiefdom spurred the period of rapid social change in Mexico between 3200 and 3000 B.P. However, they now believe that the cause of this rapid change was
A. dramatic changes in climate that affected rainfall.
B. that the quality of trade routes among chiefdoms frustrated travelers and led to riots.
C. the intensity of competitive interaction.
D. a massive drought that required chiefdoms to cooperate to save the population from starvation.
E. the chiefly centers' lack of separation and autonomy.
Answer: C
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