Americas Timeline

  • Clovis Hunters Were In North America
    100

    Clovis Hunters Were In North America

    The Clovis culture appears around 11,500–11,000 uncal RCYBP.
  • Ice Age Animals Become Extinct
    101

    Ice Age Animals Become Extinct

    Last known animal living from the iceage was in 10,000 BCE
  • The First Cultivation Of Crops
    102

    The First Cultivation Of Crops

    10,000 BCE
  • Mayan Civilization
    103

    Mayan Civilization

    300 CE
  • Toltec Civilization
    104

    Toltec Civilization

    900-1168 CE
  • Olmec Civilization
    105

    Olmec Civilization

    1500 BCE to about 400 BCE
  • Anasazi Culture Emerges In The Southwest
    106

    Anasazi Culture Emerges In The Southwest

    1200 B.C.E.
  • The Chavin Civilization
    107

    The Chavin Civilization

    900 BCE to 300 BCE
  • Pueblo Civilization
    108

    Pueblo Civilization

    1200 B.C.E.
  • Height Of The Cahokia
    Jan 26, 600

    Height Of The Cahokia

  • Aztec Civilization
    Jan 26, 1325

    Aztec Civilization

    By the early 16th century, the Aztecs had come to rule over up to 500 small states.
  • Teotihuacan
    Jan 26, 1325

    Teotihuacan

    An ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico.
  • Founding Of Tenochtitlan
    Mar 13, 1325

    Founding Of Tenochtitlan

    An Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco.
  • Inca Civilization
    Jan 26, 1438

    Inca Civilization

    The Inca ruler Pachacuti and his army began conquering lands surrounding the Inca heartland of Cuzco, until the coming of the Spaniards in 1532.
  • Pachacuti Found The Empire
    Jan 26, 1438

    Pachacuti Found The Empire

  • Christopher Columbus Arrives In The Americas
    Jan 26, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Arrives In The Americas

  • Iroquois Nation Is Founded
    Jan 26, 1570

    Iroquois Nation Is Founded

  • Land Bridge Migration

    Land Bridge Migration

    This theory was first proposed in 1590 by José de Acosta.