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10,000 BCE
Early Hunter gantherers
Aridoamérica: Nomadic societies, early human
settlement in desert regions. -
1500 BCE
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
-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
-Mesoamérica (Classic): Maya civilization reaches its
peak in the southern regions
-Aridoamérica: Continuation of the nomadic lifestyle. -
900
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
A civilizationin Mesoamerica that happend in 1200 a.C. -
1300
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,