Agriculture developed first in the Americas in the valley of Mexico around 3500 years ago, it developed in the Middle East several thousand years before that, and it developed in India and China separately. What mechanism of cultural change does agriculture represent
A. Direct diffusion
B. Forced diffusion
C. Independent invention
D. Globalization
Ans: C. Independent invention
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