The pace of change toward agricultural production in the Americas was more gradual than in Afro-Eurasia because the centers of agricultural activity were more narrowly adapted to the local ecology and were geographically isolated from each other.

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The centers of agricultural activity in the Americas, such as Mesoamerica and the Andes, developed independently and were adapted to their unique environments. This led to a slower spread of agricultural practices and technologies compared to the interconnected societies of Afro-Eurasia.

The Pace of Change Toward Agricultural Production in the Americas