Timeline history

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  • Period: 7000 BCE to 9000 BCE

    Domestication of Teosinte into Corn

    Before the Mesoamerican civilizations even began, people started turning wild teosinte into
    maize, which became a very important crop.
  • 3500 BCE

    Rise of Mesopotamian Civilization

    Rise of Mesopotamian Civilization
    The first cities and writing systems appeared in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq)
    with the Sumerians.
  • 2500 BCE

    Start of the Preclassic Period (Olmec Civilization in Mesoamerica)

    Start of the Preclassic Period (Olmec Civilization in Mesoamerica)
    In Mesoamerica, early complex societies began to form, setting the stage for later cultures.