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3100 BCE
Egypt
Trading in Africa started in Egypt around 3100 B.C. -
Period: 300 BCE to 1450
Hohokam
Highly skilled farmers called the Hohokam dug irrigation canals in the deserts of present day Arizona -
Period: 250 to 900
Mayans
Between A.D. 250 and A.D. 900, the Mayans built cities in what is now Mexico n Central America. -
600
Islam
Islam emerged on the Arabian Peninsula in the 600s. -
900
Mayans disappeared
Around A.D. 900, Mayans began to abandon their cities -
1000
Farming
A number of woodlands people had taken up farming -
1000
Trade in Africa
About A.D. 1000, trade centers began to appear in eastern Africa. -
1300
Anasazis
They lived in cliff dwellings and then abandoned them. -
Period: 1400 to 1499
Aztecs
Aztec armies brought half of modern day Mexico under their control. -
Period: 1400 to 1499
Incas
In the 1400s, the Incas were the largest empire. They stretched from the coast of South America to the Amazon rain forest. -
Period: 1400 to 1499
Zimbabwe
The most powerful trade center in East Africa became the center of a flourishing empire in the 1400s. -
1433
Timbuktu
Nomads captured Timbuktu -
1500
Native Americans
When the first Europeans reached the Americas, the Native Americans were a richly diverse group of people with distinct ways of life -
1500
Trade
By the 1500s, a complex trade network linked Europe, Africa, and Asia. -
Period: 1500 to
League of the Iroquois
The five Iroquois nations went through a period of constant warfare so they created the League of the Iroquois to make peace.