Chapter 7/12 By Edwin B 500 Mayan cities flourish in Meso America In A.D. 500 The Mayans grow well and flourish in Meso America 1100 The Inca find the city of Cuzco 1325 Aztec build Tenochtitlan 1400 Aztec empire reaches its height 1420 Portugal begins mapping coast of Africa 1438 Pachacuti builds Inca empire in Andres Mountains 1488 Dias of Portugal sails to Africa's southern tip 1492 Columbus reaches the Americas 1518 First Africans brought to the Americas 1520 Magellon's expedition sails around the world 1533 Pizzaro conquers the Inca 1570 Eastern woodland people form iroquois confederacy
