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400 BCE
The Olmec culture collapsed
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300
The Maya developed a complex culture in parts of southern Mexico and Central America
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1100
Cuzco becomes the capital of the Inca empire
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1150
The Toltec reached the height of its power.
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1300
The Aztec came to power
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1420
Prince Henry of Portugal began mapping the coast of Africa
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1492
Columbus reached the Americas
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1500
Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived in the region of South America that is now Brazil
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1520
Magellan's expedition sails around the world
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1521
The Spanish destroy the Aztec capital
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1533
Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca
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Archaeologists John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood discover an ancient city
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