Ancient Civilizations

By linney64
  • 30,000 BCE

    Land Bridges Form

    This allowed migration.
  • Period: 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE

    Asian hunters arrive in the Americas

  • 10,000 BCE

    Land bridge covered in water

    Hunters and gatherers stayed in the Americas
  • Period: 7000 BCE to 7000 BCE

    Planting started in Mexico

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Inuit Civilization

    Settled in the northern area and became known as Eskimos.
  • Period: 1300 BCE to 400 BCE

    Olmec People

    One of the first civilizations in the Americas. Lived along the Gulf Coast of Mexico. First to use stone in sculpture and architecture.
  • Period: 800 BCE to 100 BCE

    The Adena people

    They were mound builders builders.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 909

    Mayan Civilization

    Their main food is corn and they formed corn dough to make flat cakes.
  • Period: 100 BCE to 500 BCE

    The Hopewell People

    The were builders.
  • Period: 1 CE to

    The Ute

    Settled in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. National Christmas tree came from their forest in 2012.
  • Period: 200 to 1300

    The Anisazi culture

    They used irrigation water to water their farms.
  • Period: 700 to

    Mississippian Civilization

    Settled in the river valleys of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Died after arrival of Europeans who spread disease.
  • Period: 700 to

    The Chumash

    Lived along California coastline. Boat-builders. Used stars to guide them. Women were equals. Descendants still live in California.
  • Period: 1000 to 1000

    The Cahokia

    They are mound builders too.
  • Period: 1100 to 1100

    Aztecs

  • Period: 1400 to 1572

    The incas

    They built great stone monuments to tell about their lives.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas

  • Period: to

    The Blackfoot

    Settled in Great Lakes. Migrated to Northwest. Only tribe to conflict with Lewis and Clark expedition. Buffalo hunters.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Interacted with early settlement groups.
  • Period: to

    The Nez Perce

    Lived in Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon. Known for breeding Appaloosas. Name comes from men in the tribe sometimes piercing their nose. First noted by expeditions in 1804. Unclear of dates. Somme still live in Idaho.