The central argument of the "Maritime Hypothesis" is that:
A. people in South America had religious prohibitions from eating foods from the sea.
B. European nations had difficulty conquering the Inca because of problems navigating the waters off of South America.
C. extensive trade using boats existed between South America and Mesoamerica.
D. complex societies with monumental architecture and a subsistence regime based on marine resources emerged during the preceramic era on the Pacific Coast of South America.
E. people first arrived in South America on boats or rafts.
Answer: D
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