I believe it is C because she struggled in the beginning and she said it in the most simplest way possible that she even she does not understand how she is able to do it.
You don't want to have the past repeat itself so you learn about it to know its effect on the world.
Waverly's mother threatens to throw out the chess set and the reprimands her for losing the pieces, in addition to the already missing pieces.
The answer is most likely Mesopotamia, known to be the first complex civilization out there(and for creating the Wheel).
Answer:
D.
Hope this was helpful!
(P.S. sorry if this is incorrect!)