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The Incan civilization begins to develop in South America.
Struggles between rival religious groups begin to weaken the Toltec state of central Mexico.
Among the Eastern Woodlands peoples in the northwestern part of present-day New York State, the introduction of corn sparks the development of the Owasco culture, the foundation of the groups that later become the Five Iroquois Nations: the Mohawks, Senecas, Onondagas, Oneidas, and Cayugas.
The Navajo and Apache peoples from the far north in Canada arrive in the American Southwest, where they encounter Pueblo Indians, including the Zuni and Hopi, who have been in the region for thousands of years. The Navajo learn agriculture, weaving, and artistic styles from the Pueblo tribes, but the Apache remain mostly hunter-gatherers.
At Cahokia, near present-day East St. Louis, Illinois, members of the group archaeologists call Mississippians begin building the largest earthen structures in...
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