Civilizations of the Americas

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  • The Olmecs
    1200 BCE

    The Olmecs

    The Olmec civilization develops in Central America.
  • The Ancestral Pueblo
    1150

    The Ancestral Pueblo

    The Ancestral Pueblo people begin to live in large complexes of stone dwellings.
  • The Inca
    1200

    The Inca

    The Inca settle in the Cuzco valley.
  • The Aztec Capital
    1325

    The Aztec Capital

    The Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan in Central America.
  • The Powerful Aztecs
    1325

    The Powerful Aztecs

    The Aztecs begin to gain power.
  • The Portuguese
    1400

    The Portuguese

    The Portuguese explore the coast of Africa.
  • Columbus
    1492

    Columbus

    Columbus reaches the Caribbean.
  • Fall of the Aztecs and Incas
    1520

    Fall of the Aztecs and Incas

    The Spanish conquer the Aztec and Incan empires.
  • The Incan Empire Falls
    1533

    The Incan Empire Falls

    The Incan empire falls to Spanish conquistadors.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    English colonists found Jamestown in Virginia.
  • Slavery

    Slavery

    The first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian war.