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Why did South America have big kingdoms and North America had only tribes?
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There's always more to say on the subject, but you may be interested in these previous answers:
Is there an explanation as to why there were Empires such as the Inca's and Aztec's in the Southern Hemisphere, and yet no such Empires in the North?
by /u/bem-ti-vi
What differences caused the Mesoamerican societies to be much more successful than Eastern North American societies?
by u/Reedstilt