They were better off. Without the discovery of the uses of fire, mankind would not be here. Fire led to the rapid increase of newer, more advanced tech, such as a sword instead of a club.
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it increased the demand for land and slave labour
1. (Religious answer) Because Abraham wouldn't worship false idols with his nephew, so he and his wife Sarah, left to settle in a different land which happened to be in the fertile crescent.
2. Because being close to the rivers and the floods made good farm land.
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The Commerce Act forbade discrimination against smaller markets, and since they were a part of smaller markets, this favored the farmers. Farmers were also able to transport their produce at reasonable rates.
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