the americas in the middle ages By mafia279 Jan 1, 1000 Around this time Norse sailors from Greenland arrive at Newfoundland and build a boat-station at L'Anse aux Meadows Jan 1, 1124 Arnald appointed first bishop of Greenland Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1500 aztec empire Jan 1, 1325 Aztecs found Tenochtitlán, on island in Lake Texcoco; beginning of Aztec empire Jan 1, 1350 Around this time the Norse Western Settlement, Greenland, is abandoned Jan 1, 1375 Chimú begin conquest of central Andes Jan 1, 1380 First phase of Aztec expansion in Mexico Jan 1, 1400 navajo move south to arizona Jan 1, 1400 incans come to power in south america Jan 1, 1400 Norse begin to abandon Greenland Jan 1, 1400 Inca empire expands and hierarchical structure becomes more formalised Jan 1, 1428 Aztecs conquer Atzcapotzalco: becomes dominant state in central Mexico Jan 1, 1438 Pachacuti becomes ruler of Cuzco kingdom; beginning of the Inca empire Nov 13, 1473 Aztecs under Axayacatl defeat neighbouring state of Tlatelolco and annex it Jan 1, 1476 Incas conquer south coast of Peru Oct 12, 1492 colombus discovers america Jan 1, 1498 Columbus becomes first European to sight south American mainland Jan 1, 1499 Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci explores northeast south America Jan 1, 1500 Second Inca capital established at Tomebamba Jan 1, 1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal Mar 2, 2022 maize agriculture reaches south-west north america Mar 2, 2022 Rise in power of Toltecs as Maya sites decline Mar 2, 2022 Thule culture, people from Alaska, begin migrating into Arctic Canada and Greenland Mar 2, 2022 Exiled Toltecs take over Maya city of Chichén Itzá Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 31, 1500 the middle ages in the americas Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 31, 1500 Mississippian period