Questions About The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

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I'm not sure if the following is an errata. On chapter 5, page 65, "From rich soil, farmers harvested corn and figs". I thought corn was first domesticated in the new world and the Greek hadn't travelled to the new world yet. So, is that an errata?

Kadi I'm not sure what time period that was written about, but in the ancient world corn was the general name for cereal grains. Corn as we know it was lat…moreI'm not sure what time period that was written about, but in the ancient world corn was the general name for cereal grains. Corn as we know it was later called maize. (less)

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