Pre-hispanic

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  • 10,000 BCE

    Early Hunter gantherers

    Early Hunter gantherers
    Aridoamérica: Nomadic societies, early human
    settlement in desert regions.
  • 1500 BCE

    Agricultural beginnings

    Agricultural beginnings
    -Mesoamérica (Preclassic): The start of agriculture
    (corn, beans, squash), formation of early villages,
    ⁃Cultures: Olmec, early societies in southern Mexico,
  • 200

    Rise of civilizations

    Rise of civilizations
    -Mesoamérica (Classic): Growth of major civilizations.
    -Cultures: Teotihuacan, Maya, Zapotecs.
    -Oasisamérica: Development of irrigation systems in
    Arizona and New Mexico,
  • 500

    Flourishing of Maya Civilization

    Flourishing of Maya Civilization
    -Mesoamérica (Classic): Maya civilization reaches its
    peak in the southern regions
    -Aridoamérica: Continuation of the nomadic lifestyle.
  • 900

    Decline of classic cultures

    Decline of classic cultures
    Mesoamérica (Postclassic): Decline of some Classic
    civilizations, rise of the Mexica,
    Oasisamérica: Decline of the Anasazi and Mogollón
    peoples.
  • 1200

    Olmeca

    Olmeca
    A civilizationin Mesoamerica that happend in 1200 a.C.
  • 1300

    Emergence of Mexica and Mixtec Empires

    Emergence of Mexica and Mixtec Empires
    Mesoamérica: The formation of Mexica and Mixtec
    empires
    Oasisamérica: Anasazi and Mogollón cultures
    disappear, but the region remains active,
  • 1500

    Toltecs succesors

    Toltecs successord created an empire