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| First humans come to americas from land bridge connecting asia and alaska |
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| corn is developed as a stable crop in high land mexico |
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| first civilized societies develop in the middle east |
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| corn plantin reaches present day american southwest |
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| norse voyagers discover and briefly settle in newfoundland(vinland). also corn cultivation reaches midwest and southeastern atlantic seaboard |
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| height of mississippian settlement at cahokia |
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| christian crusades arouse european interest in the east |
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| marco polo returns to europe from asia |
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| Diaz rounds the southern tip of Africa |
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| columbus land in the bahamas |
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| treaty of tordesillas between spain and portugal |
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| da Gama reaches India. Cabot explorers northeastern coast of North America for England. |
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| Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific ocean for Spain |
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| Ponce de Leon explores Florida |
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| Cortes conquers mexico for spain, defeated the Aztecs |
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| Magellan's crew completes circumnavigation of the world |
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| Verrazanoo explores eastern seaboard of north america for france |
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| pizarro crushes the incas |
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| Cartier journeys up the st lawrence river |
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| de soto explores the southeast and discovers the Mississippi river |
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| coronado explores present day southwest |
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| cabrillo explores present day southwest |
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| spanish build fortress at st augusine |
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| iroquois confederacy founded (according to iroquois legend) |
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| spanish under onate conquer pueblo peoples of rio grande valley |
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| pope's rebellion of New Mexico |
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| French expedition down mississippi river under la salle |
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| father junipero serra founds mission san diego in cali |
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