I have a few questions about Native Americans, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people on this board and thought they could be answered. While I am asking questions that could be considered to be European's are better than Natives, I do not mean it that way at all. I admire a lot about certain nations. My best friend is a member of the Cheyenne nation.
Why did Natives not develop certain things like:
Written language I.e. when the European's arrived or later on.
Cities like in Europe or China?
A monotheistic religion.
Cartography.
Better weapons not excluding gun powder better fighting formations.
Some form of industry on a society level (not talking about animal utilization)
System of Government that's well defined.
Sea going trade and exploration.
I could go on, I have a lot of questions but I will stop now. Perhaps I will ask more if there. If there is any interest in this post. One more thing, and it is a big question. Where would Indian's be today if there was no contact with Europeans today (pick your reason) like a huge plague in the world that wipes out Asia and Europe.
I'm asking about North American plains (mostly). I know nothing about central or South America. I don't know enough about them. I don't want to discus the Aztecs or Mayans or any of the South American tribes. I realize the Pueblo built cliff buildings, which they abandoned with no real reason. I know the Cherokee developed a alphabet much later in the game and the Lakota people.