How did the cultivation of maize affect settlement patterns in the american southwest and present-day mexico?
a) it caused native americans in the area to live a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, where most of their diet was dependent on animals they hunted
b) it caused native americans in the area to develop permanent settlements supported by a hunter-gatherer lifestyle
c) it caused native americans in the area to develop permanent settlements supported by farming and irrigation systems
d) it caused native americans in the area to develop permanent settlements supported by farming and irrigation systems