| -2000 |
|
Neolithic cultures in Peruvian desert |
| -1500 |
|
Olmecs settle on Gulf Coast of Mexico |
| -900 |
|
Chavin culture predominates in northern Peru |
| -400 |
|
Mayan civilizations develop in Central America |
| 150 |
|
High Mayan society in Guatemala and Mexico |
| 250 |
|
Classic period of Mayan civilization |
| 650 |
|
Zapotec civilization of southern Mexico at its zenith |
| 700 |
|
Widespread pre-Inca culture develops around Lake Titicaca, Peru |
| 900 |
|
Mayan Empire mysteriously collapses |
| 1000 |
|
Viking Leif Erikson "discovers" North America |
| 1100 |
|
Inca tribes move into Cusco valley, Peru |
| 1200 |
|
Cahokia capital of Mississipian cultures of North America |
| 1470 |
|
Centralized Incan empire stretches from Ecuador to Argentina |
| 1490 |
|
Aztec Empire covers much of Mesoamerica by this time |
