Chapter 7/12 timeline

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  • Prehistoric hunters arrived in what today is known as Alaska
    13,000 BCE

    Prehistoric hunters arrived in what today is known as Alaska

    People: Prehistoric Hunters/
    Place: Alaska/
    Pg. 154
  • The Olmec built what may be the oldest civilization in Mesoamerica
    400 BCE

    The Olmec built what may be the oldest civilization in Mesoamerica

    People: The Olmec / Place: the Gulf of Mexico / pg. 158
  • The city Teotihuacan was built by the inland group that overthrew the Olmec
    400 BCE

    The city Teotihuacan was built by the inland group that overthrew the Olmec

    People: The Olmec and an inland group of people / Place: the Gulf of Mexico / Pg. 159
  • The Maya ruled throughout the Yucatan Peninsula.
    750

    The Maya ruled throughout the Yucatan Peninsula.

    People: the Maya / Place: the Yucatan Peninsula / pg. 159
  • The Toltec conquered much of Mexico and Northern Central America
    950

    The Toltec conquered much of Mexico and Northern Central America

    People: The Toltec / Place: Mexico and Northern Central America / pg. 160
  • The Aztecs took control of territory once controlled by the Toltec
    1300

    The Aztecs took control of territory once controlled by the Toltec

    People: The Aztecs / Place: Mexico and Northern America / pg. 160
  • Prince Henry´s adventurers sailed along the west coast of Africa
    1420

    Prince Henry´s adventurers sailed along the west coast of Africa

    People: Prince Henry´s adventurers / Place: Africa´s west coast / pg. 324
  • Bartolomeu Dias sailed to the southern tip of Africa
    1488

    Bartolomeu Dias sailed to the southern tip of Africa

    People: Bartolomeu Dias / Place: Africa´s southern-most tip / pg. 324
  • Christopher Columbus sailed to Northern America, but was trying to reach Asia.
    1492

    Christopher Columbus sailed to Northern America, but was trying to reach Asia.

    People: Christopher Columbus and his sailors / Place: North America / pg. 325
  • Amerigo Vespucci decided that Columbus had not reached Asia but a ¨new world.¨
    1502

    Amerigo Vespucci decided that Columbus had not reached Asia but a ¨new world.¨

    People: Amerigo Vespucci / Place: North and South America / pg. 326
  • Ferdinand Magellan left port to sail around the world.
    1519

    Ferdinand Magellan left port to sail around the world.

    People: Amerigo Vespucci and crew / Place: the ocean / pg. 327
  • Hernando Cortés, along with other tribes and his conquistadors, defeat the Aztecs.
    1519

    Hernando Cortés, along with other tribes and his conquistadors, defeat the Aztecs.

    People: Hernando Cortés, conquistadors, the Aztecs / Place: Mexico and Northern Central Americo / pg. 329