What would have happened in the Americas had they been left to develop themselves?
To get to this assume some sort of ASB level event keeps the Europeans and Asians in their place. A big virus knocks them down to a stone age level or some such. However posted here because the actual point of the discussion is not ASB, it lies on the Americas.
One thing I've always found interesting is how recently the Inca were established when the Europeans showed up.
Then there's the somewhat precarious nature of Mexican society, the development of NE NA natives into rather advanced tribal groupings, etc...
To get to this assume some sort of ASB level event keeps the Europeans and Asians in their place. A big virus knocks them down to a stone age level or some such. However posted here because the actual point of the discussion is not ASB, it lies on the Americas.
One thing I've always found interesting is how recently the Inca were established when the Europeans showed up.
Then there's the somewhat precarious nature of Mexican society, the development of NE NA natives into rather advanced tribal groupings, etc...