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Were the "Dark Ages" really so dark?
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Selected claim, supporting its parent
The
heavy plow
greatly advanced agriculture, moving civilisation beyond the scratch plow that could only be used in sand.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Rather than staying in decline after the fall of Rome, people became
self-sufficient
and developed new technologies.
Con claim 1
Improving farming may have made societies
unequal
, because those lucky enough to have productive land made more than other farmers.