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Hohokam, Anasazi,
First humansarrive in the Americas
Agriculturebegins in the present-day Southeast
Poverty Pointflourishes inpresent-dayLouisiana
The Olmecs begin to build the first Mesoamerican cities
Agriculturebegins in theWesternHemisphere
Agriculturespreads fromMesoamerica to the present-day Southwest
Adena culturereaches itsheight in North America
Significant Events
Mogollon culture flourishes in present-day New Mexico
Mississippiancivilizationreaches itsheight
Hopewell culture thrives in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys
The Mayan civilization flourishes on the Yucatán Peninsula
Anasazi civilization reaches its height
and Mississippiancivilizations decline;Apache and Navajopeoples enter the Southwest from Canada
Aztec empire rises in Mesoamerica