Why was it Europeans arriving in the New World & not New Worlders arriving in Asia, Europe or Africans?

Answer 1

Sorry, you can't change history

Answer 2

They were running away from the tyranny all they had known there in all of those regions was war. The reasons are obvious a chance at the freedom and creativity ran through their veins, like Marco Polo a great adventurer as well, or Ben Franklin and his writings will tell you why. When man is dictated to and stifled he will not progress, and blossom into a bright future. Whether it be to plant corn or pray to whom ever you believe is G-D. They got that chance by coming here. And by the by American Natives had their own written language, it was a code. The same writings and codes we used in WW11 because the Nazis could not decipher hieroglyphics. Apache is the most secret, and Geronimo could read and write many and speak many. Natives are very careful with revealing their secrets. The resident here had traveled to the oceans but found no need to cross them they were not greedy and they had their own life style and culture already settled and working. They werent starving plenty of food, and clothing. Why bother traveling across an ocean. Hawaiian natives and Eskimos traveled because of volcanoes in the islands and the ice breakups in Alaska, that made sense, but they were content, just like the South American Natives there was enough to go around for everyone, why bother.

Answer 3

I always imagined that Native Americans probably did go to Asia, Europe or Africa. The only problem was that Native Americans never invented a way to write their languages and don't have written histories.

It isn't that it wasn't done, it is that it wasn't recorded. If it was recorded, the records have been lost. (I don't think any archeological findings have found any written language from Native Americans except Cherokee during the time of Sequoia which was pretty late in Cherokee history.)

If I were an archeologist, I would like to see if anything wasn't discovered concerning this. If I were an oceanographer, I'd like to find out more about oceanic currents which may have played a great part in why ocean travelers traveled one way around the world and not the other...ocean current? Weather? Perhaps one direction was easier than another.

Very interesting question.

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Answer 4

Probably because it takes a lot of resources to build a ship to survive a long journey like that, and the fact that the Native American tribes were not organized into a central government like Europe was. Christopher Columbus had to get funding for his expedition from the Spanish government- in the Americas all of the separate tribes would have had to pool their resources to put together an exploration, which was unlikely given the loose ties they had with each other. Also, I don't think they had the technology to travel across the open sea. I don't think any of the boats they had were powered by sails, which are necessary for sea travel.

Would you look at that, I just wrote the essay for my final :)

Answer 5

Think a moment. What technology did people in the New World have? What life style did they lead? What were their concerns?

Europeans had a long history of long distance sea travel, even if it was only around the Mediterranean Sea. They had the benefit of a very, very long history of what was then science and technology, having the compass and the astrolabe to guide them places. Contrary to popular belief, they all knew that the earth was round - the only question was how large it was. Columbus thought it was much smaller around than it is, but some thought is was closer to what it is now known to be. But nobody knew that there was an entire new world in the way around it to India.

People in the New World did not have any interest in anything outside their concerns, and especially people like the Plains inhabitants, who never even saw the ocean. So how is it a mystery that they did not think to sail to distant lands?

Answer 6

Europe enjoyed a good stretch of ideal weather for a long time, giving a large population great prosperity. Then eastern invasions causes communities to isolate themselves, causing different cultures and languages, ultimately competition between the new city=states.

With competition comes technolgical innovation. Trade, shipping, etc.

The real push for exploration wasn't fueled just by the ability to make the trip. (China almost did just this but their explorers were ordered to return!) The eastern trade routes shut down in the mid 15th century, and folks in europe needed the spices & drugs.

Now exploration is funded, and the race is on.

Answer 7

side note a theory is that most native americans crossed the land bridge that connected russia to Alaska during the ice age.

another reason is i think that they never really had big boats to actually go sailing. i don't believe that they would have built a boat that would transport them through the Atlantic or the Pacific. besides most of the time they were content with just staying within their borders because they have everything. if you have everything you need why would need to expand?

Answer 8

Excellent question. Although there is some evidence of contact between the hemispheres prior to the "Europeans" exploration frenzy whicj was motivated by that most natural desire Greed.

Answer 9

Best answer I have seen is the Geography of the different contents accounts for the different rates of technological progress. see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel

Answer 10

yes!2pts.