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