Why did native Americans only developed stone age tools?

Answer 1

That is a good question, and you would be surprised to see the advanced richness of Native American civilizations that existed prior to European contact (1492).

For example, the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas in Mesoamerica (Central to South America) built great empires that were advanced far beyond our perception of stone age savages. Like the Egyptians, they were astronomers and architects who did complex calculations with a unique counting system. They built great pyramids, and they had their own calendar. The resources were so plentiful that their civilizations grew to an estimate of 19 million! Sadly, we do not have their original written records because the Spanish Conquistadors destroyed almost all of them under the belief that they were pagans who needed to be converted to Christianity. In fact, these beautiful civilizations were completely destroyed by the Conquistadors.

Another Native American civilization were the Anasazi, also called the Ancient Pueblo Peoples. They were located in the Southwestern corner of North America, which is around Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. They were also astronomers, architects, and farmers. As architects, they built great pueblo housing complexes to support large populations. As farmers they build vast irrigation systems for their crops. Unfortunately, their population grew so large that they overused their land, and, to make matters worse, a 300-year drought led to the eventual collapse of their civilization.

I hope this will encourage you to read more about the Native American Peoples. You will learn that they were far more advanced than you would ever imagine.