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The first known humans arrived in North America between 16,000 and 25,000 years ago. -
Many large animal species begin to go extinct, causing mass migration to the south. -
Refers to a time period about 12,000 years ago. One of the first groups to enter modern day Canada and the U.S. -
Native tribes begin to cultivte native plants of the Yucatan peninsula. -
Long span of cultural development and innovation that transformed small-scale Paleoindian groups into the larger and more complex societies -
The culture evolved into what archaeologists term the Archaic period. -
Work was start on building the pyramid of the sun and the pyramid of the moon. -
The Olmec civilization is what is known as an archaeological culture. First major civilization in Mexico. -
The term Maaya is a Yucatec Mayan language word that describes the language spoken by indigenous people in the Yucatán Peninsula, México. -
Developed in the Northern Andean Highlands -
The infamous Incan Citadel was built in the Andean region of Peru. -
Located in modern day Peru, the Inca civilization eventually extended across western South America. It was the largest empire ever seen in the Americas and the largest in the world at that time. -
Developed in what is present day Dominica. Also known as the "Caribs". -
The Taíno were an Arawak people who were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. -
Located in present day Mexico. -
The geographical layout of Teotihuacan is a good example of the Mesoamerican tradition of planning cities, settlements, and buildings as a reflections of their view of the Universe.The geographical layout of Teotihuacan is a good example of the Mesoamerican tradition of planning cities, settlements, and buildings as a reflections of their view of the Universe.
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Pre-Columbian indigenoius society that was formed in present day Venezuela. -
Based in modern day Peru. Although they left no written language, their culture was preserved in their art. A polytheistic culture that practiced human sacrifice, the Moche valued the priests and the warriors above all other people. -