The option that does not qualify as one of the ancient cultural hearths is d. Mississippi River Valley.
There are eight recognized ancient cultural hearths at Huang Valley – China, Ganges River Valley in Southeast Asia, Indus River Valley in present-day Pakistan, Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in Mesopotamia, Iraq, Nile River in Egypt, Niger River in West Africa, Andes Mountains in Peru & Chile, and Mesoamerica in Middle America.
Thus, the Mississippi River Valley is not recognized as one of eight cultural hearths of the world, that is, places where particular cultural practices evolved.
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