Chapter 7/12 By shivum 700 BCE The Missisipians arise Page 162 300 BCE The Maya develops in Central America and Southern Mexico Page 163 900 The Maya culture collapses Page 165 1300 A hunter/warrior tribe called the Aztecs moves to central Mexico Page 165 1420 Portugal begins to map the coast of Africa 320 1430 The Incas rise to power in mountainous Chile Page 167 1488 Bartolomeu Dias sails to Africa's southern tip Page 324 1492 Columbus docks in the Americas for the first time Page 325 1518 The first African slaves arrive in Europe Page 321 1518 Ferdinand Magellan goes on a voyage around the world Page 326 1521 Hernan Cortes goes and slaughters the Aztecs with Smallpox and cannons Page 330 1533 Francisco Pizzaro goes to Peru and kills the Incas Page 331
