Yes, my point is that cultural and economic forces inhibited further development along these lines. They had the engineering sophistication to create things lik

Yes, my point is that cultural and economic forces inhibited further development along these lines. They had the engineering sophistication to create things like odometers (to accurately place mile markers), basic steam engines, concrete, etc. It may not have looked like an 18th-century industrial revolution, but something along those lines could have happened but for the cultural and economic forces at play.