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Period: 500 to
Eary Civilization to Civil War
changeing timeline project for 7th Grade Social Studies at SFA. -
Jan 1, 600
Mayan Civilization
The Mayan Civilization lived in Southern Mexico. They built cities and temples. The civilization dissapeared because of a lack of resources. -
Jan 1, 1000
Leif Ericson and Vikings reach Norh America
The Vikings lands West of Greenland in the 800s aand 900s. Ruins from around that period exists in Northern Canda, which could support the sagas. -
Jan 1, 1095
Crusades
Maco Polo an Italian explorer who returned from china in the late1200s., Polo wrote about Asia's people, great riches, and splendid cities in his book,Travels, which was wwidely read in Europe and ended in 1291. -
Oct 11, 1275
Marco Polo reaches China.
The book Travels appeared in printed form in 1477. The book gave pepole a description of faraway places. Polo reached China in 1275. -
Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance
the word Renaissance means Rebirth in French. It is the Rebirth of intrest in Classical greek and roman ideas. The renaissance spread across Europe over the next to centuries and it ended in 1600. -
Jan 1, 1360
Aztec Civilization
They controled aeras covering hundreds of square miles. they built grand cities in defense forests and on high mountains. -
Jan 1, 1490
Inca Civilization
The Inca people founded their capital city of Cuzco around 1200. In 1438 the emperor Pachucuti came to the throne. -
Oct 14, 1492
Chirstopher Colubus discovers Armerica
Christopher Colubus discovered America on October 12, 1492, he shouted ( Tierra,Tierra) (Land, Land). He spotted a small island in the chain now called the Bahamas. -
Oct 14, 1494
Line of Demaracation
Imaginary line that reachwd from the North Pole to the South Pole, and cut through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Spain was to controlled all lands west of the line, and Portugal would control all lands east of the line.