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I'm going with B kinetic energy from ocean currents
The correct answer is - 3. maize.
The maize was the basis of the diet of the civilizations of Mesoamerica. It was one of the first wild plants in which the people from this region saw a potential as a big and stable food source, so they started to farm it. All of the civilizations we know from this region, like the Olmecs, Toltecs, Mayans, Aztecs, formed and developed their civilizations around the food source that was provided by the maize.
Enlightment and other things
Central America refers to the seven states south of Mexico: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Panama borders the South American country of Colombia. During the colonial era, Panama was included in the part of South America controlled by the Spanish.