ANCIENT AMERICA BEFORE 1492
1. ca. 25,000– 14,000 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
2. ca. 15,000 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
3. ca. 13,500– 13,000 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
4. ca. 10,000– 3000 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
5. ca. 5000 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
6. ca. 2500 BP
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
7. ca. 2100 BP– AD 400
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
8. ca. AD 800– 1500
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
9. ca. AD 1000– 1200
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn
10. ca. AD 1325– 1500
-------- Humans arrive in North America Archaic hunter-gatherer cultures dominate ancient America Mississippian culture flourishes in Southeast Hopewell culture emerges in Ohio and Mississippi valleys Glaciation exposes Beringia land bridge Mexica establish Mexican empire Paleo-Indians use Clovis points Chumash culture emerges in southern California Anasazi peoples build cliff dwellings and pueblos Eastern Woodland cultures start to build burial mounds, cultivate corn