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Did the native Americans have bows and arrows and spears andswords and shields and horses before Europe got to north America?
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∙ 11y ago
You mean before Europeans got to the Americas. Before 1492 horses had been extinct in North America since the Ice Age (and they had only been very small prehistoric horses, not suitable for riding). The Spanish re-introduced horses to the Americas after 1492.
Bows and arrows were invented at about the same time in many parts of the world, including North, Central and South America - before that development the spear-thrower or atlatl was widely used. Spears were also widely used in hunting and warfare, as were shields of various kinds.
Since no native American group developed the technology to smelt iron ore, the production of swords was impossible. They did work certain soft metals such as gold and copper, but mainly for ritual objects and jewellery.
Bows, war clubs and stone knives were the main weapons among most native tribes.
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