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Period: 1862 BCE to 1865 BCE
Slave raids
1500 islanders were captured and sent as slaves to work on plantations in Peru. After their release, most of them died of chicken pox, and the few left spread it to the Rapa Nui people on their return. A few years later, only 111 had survived -
1722 BCE
First European contact
Jacob Roggeveen discovered the island and named it 'Easter Island'. -
Period: 1400 BCE to 1646 BCE
Moai were made
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1200 BCE
The Island was deforested
They were left with no trees after the houses and boats built from wood -
700 BCE
Rapa Nui people came to the island