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It gave the civilizations plenty of food because corn was easy to grow and plentiful. It could've been used for trade and currency. The abundance of corn helped the civilizations grow and develop.
Before cultivation era, civilizations were mostly hunter-gatherers or nomads. (Travelling from place to place.) Cultivation allowed the tribes to settle down to form a civilization.
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