Americas Timeline

  • 100

    Clovis Hunters Were In North America

    Clovis Hunters Were In North America
    The Clovis culture appears around 11,500–11,000 uncal RCYBP.
  • 101

    Ice Age Animals Become Extinct

    Ice Age Animals Become Extinct
    Last known animal living from the iceage was in 10,000 BCE
  • 102

    The First Cultivation Of Crops

    The First Cultivation Of Crops
    10,000 BCE
  • 103

    Mayan Civilization

    Mayan Civilization
    300 CE
  • 104

    Toltec Civilization

    Toltec Civilization
    900-1168 CE
  • 105

    Olmec Civilization

    Olmec Civilization
    1500 BCE to about 400 BCE
  • 106

    Anasazi Culture Emerges In The Southwest

    Anasazi Culture Emerges In The Southwest
    1200 B.C.E.
  • 107

    The Chavin Civilization

    The Chavin Civilization
    900 BCE to 300 BCE
  • 108

    Pueblo Civilization

    Pueblo Civilization
    1200 B.C.E.
  • Jan 26, 600

    Height Of The Cahokia

    Height Of The Cahokia
  • Jan 26, 1325

    Aztec Civilization

    Aztec Civilization
    By the early 16th century, the Aztecs had come to rule over up to 500 small states.
  • Jan 26, 1325

    Teotihuacan

    Teotihuacan
    An ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico.
  • Mar 13, 1325

    Founding Of Tenochtitlan

    Founding Of Tenochtitlan
    An Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco.
  • Jan 26, 1438

    Inca Civilization

    Inca Civilization
    The Inca ruler Pachacuti and his army began conquering lands surrounding the Inca heartland of Cuzco, until the coming of the Spaniards in 1532.
  • Jan 26, 1438

    Pachacuti Found The Empire

    Pachacuti Found The Empire
  • Jan 26, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Arrives In The Americas

    Christopher Columbus Arrives In The Americas
  • Jan 26, 1570

    Iroquois Nation Is Founded

    Iroquois Nation Is Founded
  • Land Bridge Migration

    Land Bridge Migration
    This theory was first proposed in 1590 by José de Acosta.