When the Europeans came to the New World in the early 16th century, they found many established civilizations. How did the civilizations they found in Mexico and Central America differ from the established civilizations of the North American Plains Indians?

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The civilizations found in Mexico and Central America were largely stable, while North American Plains Indians were nomadic.
Key Takeaway: The North American Plains Indians were nomadic, moving with their large game-namely, buffalo. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the native populations found in Mexico and Central America were based in some of the largest cities on the continent at the time of the discovery. When Europeans arrived, they found established societies that contained various-often very sophisticated-forms of government and culture. Often these cultures were not hostile until they learned the true intentions of the European explorers.

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