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Summary Of Chapter 18: Hemispheres Colliding

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The Americas had several disadvantages in terms of agriculture that Europeans would later affect. Unlike Eurasia, food production wasn’t widespread in the Americas for many years to come. A large fraction of the continent was dedicated to hunter-gatherers instead of agriculture. This was a result from poor animal and plant domestication as well as geographic barriers that the American people had to undergo. When food production became very popular, people were mostly relying on the crops that were being made. However, they struggled greatly from the many obstacles that were thrown their way. Lacking animal power, people had to perform agricultural tasks such as threshing, grinding, and irrigation by human

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