I just read that the university of Oxford predates the Aztec empire and the Incan empire and the Easter island heads. Why is there such a seeming gap in cultural progress?

by boredbrowser1

First and foremost is it true that teaching at oxford began before these three cultures? It looks as though the Smithsonian says that teaching began at Oxford around 1096 before any of the three cultures mentioned above. Why was there such a difference in the cultures? The Easter Island culture supposedly hadn’t even discovered the wheel yet. Is there a major factor as to the differences?

Bentresh

While you wait on more answers, you may be interested in u/400-Rabbits' take on this in TIL this repost about Oxford is as old as the Aztec Empire.