History questions
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snydersWhy didn't the ancient Romans or Greeks create advanced technology?
Why pre-Columbian America didn't develop iron (and almost didn't use metal for making tools and weapons)?
Why pre-Columbian America didn't use the wheel and didn't domesticate crops (only maize)?
What prevented creation of advanced civilization much earlier within the last 100,000 years?
Why pre-Columbian America didn't develop iron (and almost didn't use metal for making tools and weapons)?
Why pre-Columbian America didn't use the wheel and didn't domesticate crops (only maize)?
What prevented creation of advanced civilization much earlier within the last 100,000 years?
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Date: 2021-08-19 03:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-08-22 11:47 am (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
Но технологического прогресса как у нас с 1500-2000 не случилось, хотя времени у них было достаточно. Не ясно, это из-за социального строя, низкой плотности населения, увлечения искусствами вместо наук, или просто из-за того, что не изобрели книгопечатанье.
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Date: 2021-08-22 07:54 pm (UTC)