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8000 BCE
Farming begins in Mesoamerica
People discovered how to farm instead of gathering/hunting. -
1200 BCE
Olmecs made the oldest culture in Mesoamerica/South America
The olmecs made the oldest culture, starting an organized society. -
400 BCE
Olmecs Collapse
The olmec society collapses, due to unknown reasons. -
1325
Tenochtitlan is built
Tenochtitlan is a massive city that was built by the Aztecs, it is much bigger than London and is modern day Mexico city -
1375
The Aztecs begin
The Aztecs first city is an island in a lake, and is where Tenochtitlan was made -
Period: 1438 to 1532
The Inca
The Inca empire had lived in mountains, and had devoloped a genius system to grow crops on the mountains, and they were the only empire that did not regularly sacrifice people. -
1492
Spain sends Christopher Columbus on his first votage to India
Due to being desperate from a lack of spices, the king and queen of Spain sen Columbus on his famous voyage. -
1493
Columbus bring the first conquistadors to The new world
On Christopher Columbuses second voyage, he brought the first conquistadors with him to conquer the new world, or at the time what he thought was Asia. -
1494
Treaty of tordesillas
The pope makes a treaty where Spain gets the east of south america, and portugal gets the east. -
1498
Vasco de Gama goes around Africa and finds a route to India.
While Spain goes around the world to find India, portugal finds a way to go around the tip of Africa to find India. -
1500
Aztecs conquer most of Modern day Mexico
The Aztecs conquerd most of Mexico, and captured many people to sacrifice. -
Period: 1504 to 1533
Spain conquers many empires in the new world with conquistadors
With the power of muskets and cannons, and even though they were massively outnumbered, Spain had conquered every empire in the new world. -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe
Fredinand Magellans crew was the first to go completely around the globe, however, Ferdinand died halfway through the voyage, but he had proven that the Earth was round. -
1521
The Aztecs fall to Spain
Spainish conquistadors conquered the Aztec empire. -
1572
Spain conquers the Inca
The Inca empire, after fighting hard and massively outnumbering the Spainish, had fallen when their last city was captured.
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