Which of the following is a similarity in the prehistory of western South America and that of Mesoamerica?
A. Animal domestication and the use of animals for land transport were observed in both the regions.
B. In both areas, the first villages date to 2700 B.C., beginning with early monumental construction on the Peruvian coast.
C. In both areas, the earliest experiments with food production preceded the transition to sedentary village life.
D. In both regions, the first sedentary communities were situated away from the seashore in mountain zones of the Amazon rain forest.
Answer: C
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