Many Indian tribes in North America were starving and in decline until they were introduced to the concept of using (and the availability of) horses from the Spaniards. Only from then were they able to hunt buffalo effectively.
You have to take whatever you have and build on it.
Asia had more animals that could be domesticated for food and horsepower. That made civiliation possible. Innovation like the wheel helped too.
Of course, it made war and mass destruction possible too. But even large scale war with long enough intervals of peace leads to technological advances and causes greater civilization and urban growth.
The central American Indians had civilization that could never really advance because war was constant.
So, a lot of it is the luck of the draw and survival of the fittest. It’s nobodies fault, its just life.