Which benefit did terrace construction specifically provide in ancient Andean maize agriculture?

💡 Explanation

When constructing terraces, the level platforms slowed water runoff, limiting erosion because soil particles settled behind terrace walls improving nutrient retention. Therefore, increased soil fertility resulted, rather than better crop diversity, frost resistance or improved insect behavior, which all depended on different climate or biological mechanisms.

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