Chapter 1. Origins of world crops and livestock
- Peopling of the world
- Origins of agriculture
- Transcontinental dispersal of Near East crops
- Spread of Agriculture across the Mediterranean Basin
- Indian Ocean dispersals
- Dispersal of New World crops
- Evolution of farming methods
- World agriculture systems in 1492
Chapter 2. Evolution of European agriculture
- Background
- Food and diet
- Mixed farming
- Open field system and the manor
- Muslim green revolution in Spain (Al Andalus)
- Spread of the Mediterranean agrosystem
Chapter 3. Agriculture in the Americas in the 16th century
- Background
- Rural economies in the Americas in 1492
- Food and agriculture of Aztecs
- Food and agriculture of Incas
- Food and agriculture of Maya
- Food and agriculture of Ta
