The technology that Native Americans possessed was not nearly as advanced as European technology. Examples of Native American technology that are mentioned in the article usually pertain to farming and agriculture. For example, they created acres upon acres of farms that would produce food for them. This eliminated the necessity of gathering fruits and vegetables and allowed for Native Americans to focus on more important tasks. Native Americans also utilized fire in order to burn down forests. By clearing these forests, they could hunt prey such as buffalo and elk with ease. This farming method also terraformed forests into plains. Indians also created terra preta and used it to improve the soil of their farmland. This was especially important
