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> I keep wondering how these civilizations might have developed if we'd discovered them in, say, 1900 instead of 1500s. Reality check: pre-columbian americans

> I keep wondering how these civilizations might have developed if we'd discovered them in, say, 1900 instead of 1500s. Reality check: pre-columbian americans did not have iron metallurgy, in this sense they were thousands years behind Europe and even Africa.

hattmall 4y ago
That's true, but their food production capabilities were generally far more advanced.
somat 4y ago
They also surprisingly did not have the wheel, or to frame it in the silliest way possible, the aztecs had the wheel, but never use it for it's mechanical properties.