Which of the following is an important difference between the development of agriculture in the Americas and the parallel development in Afroeurasia?
A. Unlike Afroeurasia, the Americas lacked large domesticated mammals that could assist in farming and in the transportation of goods.
B. Unlike Afroeurasia, farming in the Americas did not lead to more complex societies and population growth.
C. Early Americans used farming implements such as ploughs, while Afroeurasians relied largely on human strength to carry out most farming-related tasks.
D. Men played the primary role in the development of farming in the Americas, while women were the key figures in Afroeurasia.
Answer: A
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