| ca. 40,000-13,000 B.C.E. |
Initial human migration to the Americas |
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ca. 5000 B.C.E.
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Intensification of agriculture |
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ca. 2000 B.C.E.
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Earliest mound building in North America |
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ca. 1500–300 B.C.E.
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Olmec culture |
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ca. 1200 B.C.E.
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Emergence of Chavín culture in the Andes |
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ca. 100–800 C.E.
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Moche culture |
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ca. 300–650 C.E.
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Peak of Teotihuacan’s influence |
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ca. 600–900 C.E.
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Peak of Maya culture |
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ca. 1050–1250 C.E.
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Construction of mounds at Cahokia |
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ca. 1325 C.E.
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Construction of Aztec city of Tenochtitlan begins |
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ca. 1428–1521 C.E.
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Aztec Empire dominates Mesoamerica |
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ca. 1438–1532 C.E.
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Inca Empire dominates the Andes |