How differently do you think American Indian civilizations would have developed if they'd had horses from the beginning?

How differently do you think American Indian civilizations would have developed if they'd had horses from the beginning?
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answer:I’m not sure what you mean by “and I’m sure they made huge strides in their civilizations during the 300 years they had them, before the Europeans came”. The Europeans came at about the same time Native Americans got horses. But I don’t view domestication of horses as particularly crucial in the advancement in any particular culture. South American groups had llamas and alpacas, Indian subcontinent groups had elephants, and Middle Eastern groups had camels. There have been plenty of alternatives for transportation and for work.
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