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Teotihuacan expands rapidly , approaching 50,000 peopleTeotihuacan has 100,00 people and two massive
pyramids to the sun and moon respectivelyThe Mayan Chan Bahlum performs bloodletting rituals to honor the GodsPolynesian Ancestors sail to and inhabit every island in the pacific oceanFirst large wave of human migration from Siberia to AlaskaEarliest known human remains from the AmericasHumans reach and inhabit the southernmost part of the AmericasSurvival by foraging becomes difficult for American
Humans due to global warming and over huntingMany large animals in the Americas on the brink of extinctionMesoamerica peoples start cultivating squashes,
beans, chili peppers, avocados, and gourdsMesoamerica people discover and soon depended upon maizeAgricultural villages appear in MesoamericaAgriculture spread throughout all of MesoamericaMesoamerica peoples build elaborate ceremonial centers:
pyramids, palaces and templesColossal Olmec head carved from basalt rockFirst Olmec ceremonial center arose near modern day San LorenzoOlmec society falls on hard times,
becomes eclipsed by other Mesoamerica socitiesOlmec ceremonial ax head carved from jadeThe Olmec society dissapearsMayan villages start to appear, namely Kaminaljuyu
located at modern day Guatemala CityMayan city Kaminalijuyu falls under the
control of other bigger Mayan city TeotihuacanMayan society flourishes in the Mesoamerican lowlandsMayan Lord Cacao rules, dies and builds the Temple of the Giant JaguarMayan city Chichen Itza seeks to establish
a larger more peaceful Mayan political structureMost of Mayan society begins to declineSpanish conquerors and missionaries burn
every Mayan book they can findTeotihuacan becomes a large agricultural village,
gaining a small military prescenceMayan carving depicting two Kings playing a
ritual ball game to celebrate a successful negotiationTeotihuacan faces increasing military pressure
from nearby peoplesTeotihuacan declinesTeotihuacan is sacked and burned by invadersHunting and gathering peoples enter South AmericaSouth American climate shifts becoming warm and dry,
pressuring cultivators to diversify their cropscentral Andean region of South America starts to generate complex socitiesAndean heartland comes under cultivation and settlements dot the regionPotatoes support settlements in the Andean highlandsAndean peoples construct canals and irrigation systemsThe Chavin Cult appears suddenly in the central AndesThe Chavin Cult vanishesLarge cities emerge at Huari, Pucara, and TiahuanacoMochica and other Andean societies
disappear due to aforementioned floodingSeafaring people (Austronesian) from southeast Asia visit
the northern coast of New Guinea for tradeHumans enter Australia and New Guinea by at least 50,000 B.C.ENew Guinea peoples turn to agriculture of
root crops and the keeping of pigs and chickensAgriculture takes root in Australia with the arrival of EuropeansAustronesian mariners arrive at Vanuata and New CaledoniaAustronesian mariners arrive at FijiAustronesian mariners arrive at Tonga and SamoaAustronesian mariners reach HawaiiAustronesian mariners arrive at Easter IslandsAustronesian mariners arrive at New ZealandLapita trade networks fall into disuse due to increasing self sufficiencyAustronesian peoples establish establish hierarchical chiefdomsPerioden
Olmec's capital is San LorenzoOlmec's capital is La VentaOlmec's capital is Tres ZapotesMayans build more than eighty large ceremonial
centers in the Mesoamerican lowlandsTikal becomes the most important
political center of Mayan societyTikal reaches its height of powerChichen Itza organizes a loose Mayan empireTeotihuacan reaches its high point,
home to 200,000 peopleThe Chavin Cult enjoys enormous popularityThe Mochica State dominates northern PeruClimatic flux brings a long series of
severe droughts to the Andean regionLapita people maintain communication and
exchange networks from New Guinea to TongaOlmec societyThe Chavin CultTeotihuacan societyMaya societyAustronesian migrations to Pacific Islands
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