In Europe and the near east, they entered the Iron age approximately the same time period.
I was wondering a couple of things.
1. Why didn't some type of Iron Age occur in the Americas with the Mayans, Aztecs, Incans, or any of the other empires from the region?
2. What would it take(besides western intervention) to start an Iron Age in the Americas before the Europeans arrived?
3. If they could achieve an Iron age before the Europeans arrived, how differently would this have changed exploration, conquering, and colonization of the region?
I was wondering a couple of things.
1. Why didn't some type of Iron Age occur in the Americas with the Mayans, Aztecs, Incans, or any of the other empires from the region?
2. What would it take(besides western intervention) to start an Iron Age in the Americas before the Europeans arrived?
3. If they could achieve an Iron age before the Europeans arrived, how differently would this have changed exploration, conquering, and colonization of the region?