Chapter 1 chronology

  1. 33,000-8,000 B.C.
    First humans cross into americas from asia
  2. 5,000 B.C.
    Corn is developed as a staple crop in highland mexico
  3. 4,000 B.C.
    first civilized societies develope in the middle east
  4. 1,200 B.C.
    corn planting reaches present day american south west
  5. 1,000 B.C.
    norse voyagers discover and briefly settle in northeastern north america. corn cultivation reaches midwest and southeastern atlantic seaboard
  6. 1100
    height of mississippian settlement at cahokia
  7. 1100-1300
    christian crusaids arouse european interest in the east
  8. 1295
    marco polo returns to europe
  9. late 1400s
    spain becomes united
  10. 1488
    Diaz rounds southern tip of africa
  11. 1492
    columbus lands in the bahamas
  12. 1494
    treaty of tordesillas between spain and portugal
  13. 1498
    da gama reaches india. Cabot explores northeastern coast of north america for england
  14. 1513
    Balboa claims all lands touched by the pacific ocean for spain
  15. 1513, 1521
    ponce de leon explores florida
  16. 1519, 1521
    cortez conquers mexico for spain
  17. 1522
    Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world
  18. 1524
    verrazano explores eastern seaboard of north america for france
  19. 1532
    pizarro crushes incas
  20. 1534
    cartier journeys up the st. lawrence river
  21. 1539- 1542
    De soto explores the southeast and discovers the mississippi river
  22. 1540- 1542
    coronado explores present day southwest
  23. 1542
    cabrillo explores california coast for spain
  24. 1565
    spainsh build fortress at st augustine
  25. late 1500's
    ironquois confederacy founded, according to iroquoi legend
  26. 1598-1609
    spainsh under onate conquer pueblo peoples of rio grande valley
  27. 1609
    spanish find new mexico
  28. 1680
    pope's rebellion in new mexico
  29. 1680's
    french expidition down mississippi river under la salle
  30. 1769
    serra founds first california mission, at san diego
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