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1200 BCE
The Olmec built what may be the oldest culture in Mesoamerica
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500
Mayan cities flourish in Mesoamerica
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600
Pacal II built many structures considered to be some of the best examples of maya architecture
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1420
Portugal begins mapping the coast of Africa
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1438
Pachacuti builds Inca Empire
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1492
Columbus reaches the Americas
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1497
John Cabot explored the North American coast
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1500
Two new groups the Apache and the Navajo settled in the southwest
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1518
Spain hired Ferdinand Magellan for an exploration voyage
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1524
France sent Giovanni da Verrazano to find a northern route to Asia
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1570
Eastern Wood;and peoples form Iroquis Confederacy
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Dutch begin Asian spice trade
