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20,000 BCE
Bering
The Bering Strait theory, suggests that the first human settle in the Americas. -
2000 BCE
pre classic
period which early complex societies began to form and developed agriculture, trade and religious practices -
1400 BCE
incas
South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean highlands -
1325 BCE
Mexicas
Foundation of Tenochtitlan and the expansion of a vast empire, rich in religious and cultural practices. -
1200 BCE
olmecs
The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands on the Gulf of Mexico in the present-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. -
900 BCE
Toltecs
Influence on culture and architecture, with Tula as their center. -
500 BCE
zapotecs
Development of Monte Albán, one of the first complex cities. -
250 BCE
classic period
a period in mesoamerican history when large urban centers took place, like teotihuacan -
248 BCE
mayas
The Maya were a Mesoamerican civilization that inhabited the territories of Guatemala, México, Belice, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador. -
100 BCE
Teotihuacan
Monumental city with the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. -
950
post-classic
a period in mesoamerican history which followed the colapse if the major classic period civilizations -
Coastal Migration Theory
The Coastal Migration Theory suggests that early humans migrated along the Pacific coastline from Asia to the Americas using watercraft, navigating a series of ice-free refugia -
lucy
Forty years ago, on a Sunday morning in late November 1974, a team of researchers was excavating a remote site in the Afar region of Ethiopia. -
Solutrean Hypothesis
The Solutrean Hypothesis posits that people from the Solutrean culture of prehistoric Europe (approximately 21,000 to 17,000 years ago) crossed the Atlantic Ocean along the edge of the ice sheets using primitive boats, reaching North America.