Andes Mountain stretches along the western coast of Southern America.
Both A and C
A. To memorize dates, people, and events
C. To recognize historical patterns
If you have to choose one, I would go with C.
The theory which states that when there are multiple possible explanatons of an event or a phenomenon, the simplest is the best would be Occam's razor.
However, it's important to note that this idea actually states that we shouldn't necessarily multiply ontological entities, which doesn't really mean the easiest solution necessarily.
You must be able to keep your audience's motivation in mind in order to persuade them into what are you saying, because keeping in mind, what the audience wants gives you an opportunity to support you on your side, winning them and making your persuasion more relevant to them, which gets them hooked.
