Complex sentence: Until its modern spread along with European culture, cheese was nearly unheard of in oriental cultures, in the pre-Columbian Americas, and only had limited use in sub-Mediterranean Africa, mainly being widespread and popular only in Europe and areas influenced strongly by its cultures.
Split into simpler sentences: Until its modern spread along with European culture, cheese was nearly unheard of in oriental cultures and in the pre-Columbian Americas. It was mainly widespread and popular in Europe and areas influenced strongly by its cultures.