Occupation in Canada Timeline

  • 18,000 BCE

    Indigenous Peoples

    Indigenous Peoples
  • Period: 18,000 BCE to

    Canada

  • Period: 130 BCE to 1453

    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road is neither an actual road nor a single route. The term instead refers to a network of routes used by traders for more than 1,500 years, from when the Han dynasty of China opened trade in 130 B.C.E. until 1453 C.E., when the Ottoman Empire closed off trade with the West.
  • 985

    Vikings

    Vikings
    Bjarni Herjolfesson in 985/986 AD or Leif Ericsson in 1000~AD
  • Period: 1400 to

    The Age of Exploration/ Discovery

    The era known as the Age of Exploration, sometimes called the Age of Discovery, officially began in the early 15th century and lasted through the 17th century. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge. The impact of the Age of Exploration would permanently alter the world and transform geography into the modern science it is today.
  • 1497

    British

    British
    John Cabot in 1497
  • 1534

    French

    French
    Jacques Cartier in 1534
  • 2023 Grade 7 Class

    2023 Grade 7 Class