The transition to agriculture in Mesoamerica differed from the transition to agriculture in Southwest Asia in that the transition in Mesoamerica

(A) occurred much earlier than the transition in Southwest Asia.

(B) was driven by political decisions made by Mesoamerican rulers, whereas the transition in Southwest Asia was driven by economic and demographic factors.

(C) was not accompanied by the domestication of draft or pasture animals, whereas the transition in Southwest Asia was accompanied by the domestication of such animals.

(D) did not involve the domestication of cereal grains, whereas the transition in Southwest Asia was based on the domestication of cereal grains.