Americas

  • 5000 BCE

    Settlers at New Guinea start to Farm - Oceania

    Settlers at New Guinea start to Farm - Oceania
    Settlers begin to cultivate their land using agricultural techniques and start creating a more complex society in the Oceanias.
  • 300

    Settlements are Created in the Easter Islands - Oceania

    Settlements are Created in the Easter Islands - Oceania
    With advanced maritime technology, Polynesians are able to travel in large voyages to the Easter Islands and create functioning societies.
  • 400

    Sweet Potatoes are Created in New Zealand - Oceania

    Sweet Potatoes are Created in New Zealand - Oceania
    Settlers in New Zealand learn how to cultivate sweet potatoes which played a large role in the economy of Oceania.
  • 900

    The High Point of Cahokia Society

    The High Point of Cahokia Society
  • Period: 950 to 1175

    The Toltec Empire

  • 1000

    All of the Islands of Oceania became Inhabited

    Settlers traveled to New Zealand and Polynesia populating the new territory and creating large societies.
  • 1100

    Start of Voyages to Hawaii - Oceania

    Start of Voyages to Hawaii - Oceania
    Settlers from Oceania start to occupy Pacific Islands such as the islands of Hawaii.
  • 1175

    The Fall of the Toltec Empire - Americas

    The Fall of the Toltec Empire - Americas
    Conflict with the nomadic peoples of Mexico and natural disasters, such as fires, finally brought the end of the Toltec rule.
  • 1300

    Emergence of Social Classes in the Pacific Islands - Oceania

    Due to the increase of population in the Pacific island, social classes and organized government emerged to control the population.
  • 1345

    The Start of the Aztec Empire - Americas

    The Start of the Aztec Empire - Americas
    The Aztecs created the capitol of Tenochtitlan and started to control an island near Lake Texococo.
  • 1350

    The Incas settle around Lake Titicaca - Americas

    The Incas settle around Lake Titicaca - Americas
    After a long period of migrations the Inca people settle in the region around Lake Titicaca and start to build their empire.
  • 1400

    Creation of the Five Iroquois Nations - Americas

    Creation of the Five Iroquois Nations - Americas
    An alliance between the Indian tribes in North America and Canada that was created to bring peace to the tribes and benefit the people of the tribes.
  • 1438

    The Reign of Inca Ruler Pachacuti - Americas

    The Reign of Inca Ruler Pachacuti - Americas
    Pachacuti launched large military campaigns against surrounding regions and greatly expanded the Inca influence.
  • 1440

    The Reign of Moctezuma I - Americas

    The Reign of Moctezuma I - Americas
    He launched a campaign against the Oaxaca in southern Mexico, winning and expanding the Aztec empire.
  • 1500

    The Incas Control the West Coast of Central America - Americas

    The Incas Control the West Coast of Central America - Americas
    The Inca empire reaches peak dominance and controls a very large portion of the west coast of Central America.
  • 1502

    Reign of Motecuzoma II - Americas

    The succesor of Motecuzoma the first, who controlled the large Aztec empire.
  • 1519

    The Arrival of Spanish Conquerors - Americas

    The Arrival of Spanish Conquerors - Americas
    Spanish explorers found the Americas and began to colonize the land for Spain. The Spaniards forced their religion on the Mexica people and were the cause for the fall of the large Aztec empire.