A reason that New Guinea was never home to large centralized states is because of
A) the wide variety of crops grown in different locations there.
B) the few crops that can be grown there.
C) the poor soil that led to small populations.
D) the failure of the people of New Guinea to adopt agriculture.

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The wide variety of crops grown in different locations in New Guinea made it difficult for any one group to control all the resources needed for a centralized state. This led to a more decentralized system of small-scale societies.

A Reason That New Guinea Was Never Home to Large