History of the Americas

History of the Americas

Migration

People cross the land bring from Asia to the Americas.

Farming and Settlement

People learn how to farm and form settlements

Native Cultures Develop

Maya

The Mayan culture thrived.

Mound Builders

The Mound Builder culture thrived

Anazasi

The Anazasi culture thrived.

European Exploration and Coloization of the Americas

Aztecs

The Aztec culture thrived.

Columbus's First Voyage

Spain Begins Settlements in the New World

Amerigo Vespucci Sails along the coast of South America

Amerigo Vespuci Recognized the "New World"

African Slaves Brought to the Americas by the Spanish

Juan Ponce de Leon Explores Florida

Vasco Nunez de Balboa Crosses From Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand Magellan Sails Around the World

Aztecs Defeated by Spain

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Explores Texas

Spain Conquers the Inca

The Colony of Peru Founded

New Spain Founded

Hernando de Soto Discovers the Mississippi River

Francisco vasquez de Coronado Explored American Southwest

Iroquoi League

Cheyenne Tame Horses

Time Period

Ice Age

The Americas Without Contact From Europe

European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas

The Renaissance

Meanwhile, In Europe, Asia, and Africa...

Ghana

Eric the Red Sails to Greenland

Leif Ericsson, First European in the Americas

Mali

Marco Polo Travels the Silk Road

Magnetic Compass Invented

Zheng He's Fleet Sails

Songhai

Printin Press

Bartolomeu Dias Rounds Africa's Tip

Vasco da Gama Sails from Europe to India