Native American Civilizations In The New World

The development of Native American civilizations in the New World differed from those in the Old World because they did not have the resources transport and communicate like the Old World did. The New World did not have horses or any other draft animals, so they relied on man power alone. Major civilizations were not all located along major rivers, and due to the difficulties traveling presented them with, had very poor communication with one another. They were also faced with the disadvantage of geographic isolation from the rest of the world. Despite these setbacks, the Native Americans were still able to create astoundingly complex civilizations, with surprisingly similar characteristics to eastern hemisphere civilizations. Similarities