Americas and Oceania

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  • 6000 BCE

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  • 3000 BCE

    Oceania Settled

    Oceania Settled
    People began to build ships and sail to the islands of the Pacific
  • 1200 BCE

    Olmecs

    Olmecs
    Experiments in agriculture as far back as 4000 BCE. Beginning of ceremonial centers with huge pyramids and temples beside of agricultural villages. Unique ball game where losers were sacrificed. Ended mysteriously around 400 BCE.
  • 100 BCE

    Pyramid of the Sun

    Pyramid of the Sun
    The largest structure in North America until skyscrapers. Center of Teotihuacan, which lasted until 500 CE
  • 300

    Maya

    Maya
    Built city kingdoms with ceremonial centers. Specialized laborers were more influential, otherwise classes were about like normal. Calendar that was very accurate, even to our understanding now, 2 of them one being for rituals. Sophisticated writing and aa creation story where the gods bled to create life.
  • 300

    Mochica

    Mochica
    Lasted until about 700 CE, in South America. Little information left but believed armies to keep order, a pantheon of gods, talented artist, and complex social hierarchies in this society.
  • 1300

    Aztecs

    Aztecs
    Took over the Toltecs, was an alliance starting with the Mexica. Settled in the middle of Lake Texcoco and build agriculture around that island. Began to conquer many to spread their power without even a centralized bureaucracy. Warriors formed a council to elect rulers, offices and establish policies. Skilled artisans were prestigous and some monopolies were given to traders from the government. Bloodletting still common and women revered for bearing children.
  • 1438

    Incas

    Incas
    Series of military campaigns to spread their authority, became the largest state in South American history. Quipu system rather than writing, mostly for data and history. Had parallel roads linking the empire and runners for messages. Rulers considered deities and mummifies as well as brought back out for concils.
  • 1497

    England Vovage

    England Vovage
    John Cabot leads, explored Newfoundland but England is too busy with Ireland to care. 1560 gets interested in the Northwest Passage. Sir Walter Raleigh gets a charter to colonize and establishes Virginia, which becomes the lost colony and then Jamestown becomes the first permanent settlement.
  • 1519

    Conquistadores

    Conquistadores
    1513 Crossed the Isthmus of Panama, saw the South Sea and claimed all that touched it.
    Hernando Cortez set out to conquer the Aztecs and did so by using previously conquered people of theirs and artillery..
    1531 Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire of Peru and sent back much gold and silver enticing more to come.
  • 1522

    First Circumnavigation

    First Circumnavigation
    Led by Ferdinand Magellan, origionally with five ships. Although he was killed at Zebu in the Philippines his mission was accomplished by his ship returning safely back to Spain.

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