Analyze the slide below and answer the question that follows. A satellite map of the world. Central Europe, 4,000 B C E, agriculture established. China, 7,000 B C E, rice cultivation. Nile Valley, 6,000 B C E, burned barley and wheat seeds, bones from domesticated goats and sheep. Tropical Africa, 3,000 B C E, evidence of tree crop planting. Mesoamerica, 3,000 B C E, evidence of maize corn production. The Levant, 8,000 B C E, burned barley and wheat seeds, bones from domesticated goats and sheep.
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Based on discovered evidence, in what part of the world were the earliest human settlements located?
A.
China
B.
the Levant
C.
Mesoamerica
D.
Central Europe

Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D