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I'm from Argentina and I completely understand you can't include everything in a 20 minute video so I wanted to add some stuff you couldn't include here. East of the Andes you have the Amazon rainforest, and south of that you start to see the area populated by the Tupí-Guaraní ethno-linguistic group, which was a semi-nomadic group with some agriculture that extended throughout most of southern Brazil, all of Paraguay and a great deal of the northeast of Argentina. They domesticated the Capybaras and Yerba Mate, and they were quite friendly with the Spanish, which is why a great deal of the mestizos of South America have Guaraní blood. So much so that Paraguay still speaks both Spanish and Guaraní to this day. Further south, Argentina and Chile were more like the U.S., with mostly nomadic, hunter-gatherer groups, but some are worth pointing out. The Selknam people in the southern tip of the continent used to swim in the frigid waters by slathering their bodies with whale grease, and it is believed they were genetically adapted to colder weather. They also were apparently pretty tall and corpulent, which is why the first Europeans to reach the area called them "patagons," meaning "giants," which is where we get the name Patagonia. Later, however, most of the people groups of the region were displaced by the Tehuelche and especially the Mapuche people group, who became outstanding horsemen after the horse was introduced from Europe. They were formidable fighters, and they were some of the last people groups to be subdued by Western forces. Before any of this, however, there were already people in South America at least around 7,300 BC. We know this because of the "Cueva de las Manos," or "Cave of the Hands," in modern day Santa Cruz, Argentina, which is a cave with the imprint of dozens of colorful hands that date back to that time.

I work as a professional archaeologist in Arizona. Some corrections: Pit structures were in use as early as 4,100 years ago. Maize agriculture has also been documented 4,100 years ago. The oldest irrigation canals date to 3,500 years ago. Pottery use in the SW became widespread around AD 50. Also, pueblos are primarily made out of stone instead of mud bricks (you even show Mesa Verde, which is made from stone).

I gave this book and several of your other charts to my son (a high school history teacher) for Christmas. He loved them. !!!

The Norte Chico (or Caral-Supe) culture is a coastal civilization not andean, focused both on the fertile lowland valleys of the otherwise desertic Peruvian coast, and the sea.

Watch this great reaction video by Aztlan Historian: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/j2R1n5uGepx4pI0.html Also, there's a mistake near the bottom of the chart: Under the Incas, it should say, "Viceroyalty of Peru". Luckily, the book version does not have this mistake.

As a Colombian I feel in the need to complement with some of the Golden Precolombian Civilizations like the Muisca Confederation, Quimbaya, Tayrona, Calima, San Agustín, Tolima, Zenu, Tumaco. In the amazon you had the Arawak, Araucan, Guahibo, Tukano, Witoto, etc. All of them from Colombia. Ethnically they all where from two or three main people groups, the Chibchas, which the spanish told were more kind and diplomatic, and the Caribs (from which the sea is named after), more violent and combative.

Some points for a future version of this chart: - South America being a single line vs USA+Canada being multiple is a terrible disproportion. - SA was not jus Central Andes, and even there Coast and Highland cultures could have their own lines. - The Caribbean and the intermediate area of Central America are other ignored regions. - Dont just finish Maya (not Mayans) at end of their classic era, maya city states continued even with great entities ike the League of Mayapán and some very late like Nojpetén in 1697. - Zapotec golden age could be followed by the rise of Mixtec kingdoms. - A line of Western México and Gulf Coast cultures is also easy to add for Mesoamerica.

Nice video! I really missed a line going over the different peoples of the Amazonian forest, as they are very different from the other cultures you mentioned. The Marajoara, for instance, had interesting pottery and made a settlement of around 100,000 people according to some authors.

I love how you say "tenochtitlan". It's a tough word. The Aztec language is among the more tricky langues for English speakers, and it has a lot of TL in it. Even the word Mexico comes from the Aztec word "Mexitl", I believe. I could be wrong tho. Anyway GREAT video!!! Love your content.

Yes new vid! Recently purchased three of your charts; amazing quality and size. More than I imagined they would be. You guys do great work, keep it up!

always glad to see a post from useful charts! Informative, well designed and produced!

I first learnt of Omec society from the Simpsons episode Blood Feud where Mr. Burns donates an Omec head as unique gift after Bart donated his blood to Mr. Burns.

Loving your work Matt! Noticed the 'dawn of everything' copy at the start of your video- I've just started reading it and, alongside your book, it's helping me feel grounded and inspired in the midst of such global strife. Would love to see you put together some hopeful-history charts 😊

Many places/reservations in the US use the term "American Indian" as a way help identify the tribes that are specifically affected by the US government/citizens. It's a term that's also still baked into laws and treaties. CP grey has a video that works as a good starting point on the subject if interested

Thank you Matt glad to see new video!

I got this book for Christmas and absolutely LOVE it! Can't get enough of your videos!

A quick note on the Maya.... Mayan is generally used to refer specifically to linguistic aspects of the culture, Maya is generally the preferred term for the people, civilization, culture, etc. (Eg, Maya people, Maya mathematics, Maya foods; Mayan language). This is something that confuses a lot of English speakers, likely due to the expectations of pluralization rules, but in almost all cases Maya is the term that should be used, not Mayan, unless it's in specific reference to the language itself.

This was a great, revealing episode. Thank you!

Its amazing your capacity to work out all these charts, good work

This looks quite cool! One of the ideas that I had, as a Métis man living in the Cowichan Valley (located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia), was making a comic that is an adaptation of the 1988 animated film “The Land Before Time”. There’s a twist to this adaptation, though; it is set in the aforementioned valley, but prior to European settlement; hence why the adaptation is titled “The Time Before the Europeans”.

I love these charts. Great guides for project-based learning. I use them as scaffolding and students do research to fill in the details with the most current data available. Thanks so much for sharing!

Also the oldest city in America is located in Peru, it is called Caral-Supe, with more than 5000 years old.

Thank you for your quick overview. Some time ago I did some extensive study and enjoy the History of the Americas and the original people. Well Done. ☺

One thing I appreciate about these videos is how calculated every statement is, and how you think about the underlying philosophy of all these concepts.

17:51 well the Incan Empire wasn't in the Viceroyalty of Brazil but in Peru

Hello! OMG, This is everything i have wanted to see. Simple flowchart depicting our 'Earths time lines of 'History' known so far'. Unbiased and totally concise! Thank you so much for sharing. Hugely insightful. Gill;Dx

im digging your channel...really helpful in understanding complex timelines of history made simple

I bought your book and I love it‼️‼️♥️♥️♥️ Please do publish more books like these🙏😁

Been waiting for a good video on this

Exceptional video, as ALWAYS!

Matt I love your highly respectful and kind way of talking.

Great video and chart although I would echo some of the former comments regarding the omission of the rest of South America and the Caribbean cultures. I would add that the post-classic Maya civilizations of the Yucatán deserve mention, Chichen Itza, Mayapan, etc… also the Mayan writing system was actually still in use till right up to the conquest. The monumental stone inscriptions may have ended in the late 9th century, but they were still producing books right up to the contact period. In the 16th century there were still enough natives, who were familiar with the script, to give DeLanda an approximate “alphabet” which later proved invaluable in deciphering the glyphs (right before he burned hundreds of their books). He was also able to record the intricate calendar system as well, which was still in use up to the 1500’s. Also, you may want to have mentioned chocolate, a very important cultural beverage in Mesoamerica and, along with corn, potatoes, tomatoes and chili peppers, one of the most popular crops in the world. Kudos, though, for mentioning the 3 sisters.

Awesome vid, love the history vids!

Excellent video Matt

I really love thinking about the cultures of Pre-Colombian Americas... I wish I could travel back in time and see all these cultures at their peak, especially on the west coast of North America where there was so much variety of languages. Very cool video.

18:00 this is not the Viceroyalty of Brazil, but the Viceroyalty of Peru

Loved the video. My main area of research is Mesoamerica so its always great to get info about other regions. The current view of Maya and Olmec interactions is more that they were sister societies rather than the older concept of the Olmecs being the mother culture. The Maya city of El Mirador probably had a population as large as Teotihuacan at its height. i get that theres only so much that can be put into a short video thanks.

Be still, my beating heart.

Thanks so much for providing a very "macro" view which clearly shows sequences (just one example, Nazca is how much before Inca?). Those chronological references are frequently hazy or completely ignored, in my experience.

Very enriching video indeed :) If I may suggest, instead of worrying about the quotes on ""advanced" civilisation", would the term complex civilisation match better without judgement ?

Nice summary Matt. It has always baffled me about how humans spread south from the land bridge (if one subscribes to that theory) all the way to the tip of South America. Why did humans not stop when they reached certain geographic areas that provided abundant resources for life rather than continue on into less hospitable areas? How did the various language groups evolve? Etc. As you pointed out at the end of your video, it would be a mistake to believe that the location of the various peoples at the time of European contact occupied the same territory for centuries in the past. I do not doubt that major natural changes, such as the ones you pointed out, had an influence on these peoples and their migrations.

Just heard your voice on Sam Arnow’s new vid. I love how my favorite UKpostsrs are all friends. AtunShei, Stephen Milo, religion4breakfast, Muqadimmah, and more, the connections always amaze me

18:31 Where says Vice-royalty of Brazil, it should say Vice-royalty of Perú

I suppose it will be wise to split the chart into at least two separate charts: a North and Mesoamerican chart and a South and Andean chart

This is great! Thanks!

You forgot the period where Cuicuilco and Copilot we're on the region next to Mexico city

You could've included in the andean group, the chavin culture, which was thought to be the oldest or matrix culture for the rest of andean civilizations before caral (norte chico) was found. It also has the oldest representation of the staff god in the raimondi stele at an archeological site, this god eventually evolved into all the other cultures and is represented as well on paracas, nazca and even into the incan period where it became known as wirachocha.

Thanks for the video. As a turkish person, i don't know early history of america well enough and you helped me a lot to have a general view to american history. If we are going to learn history, we need to look from all sides so we can have a wider spectrum and can think in more general. I am looking forward to see the european chart ☺️

The Pueblo buildings look so cool.

Just one comment.. a few years algo there was a amazing Discovery.. when toltecs left they original region, some of them unified with a group of mayans.. they restablished in the North part of mayan territory and they builded Chichén Itza, Tulum, Uxmal and other cities in Yucatan Peninsula. The south cities of the mayans where left behind (Tikal, Copan, Palenque)...

I recommend recent book Fifth Sun to learn more bout Aztecs/Nahua people and writings they left after Spanish arrived This primary source only recently studied

Would love to see a more detailed look at the languages and cultural groupings of the First Peoples of North America. Even just in Alaska it’s tremendously diverse, so I can imagine spending quite a lot of time on the subject.

Informative video 👍🏻

Just so you know "American Bison" is the proper name of the big animal you called the "American Buffalo". They're actually not related to the Buffalo of Africa. They are closer related to the now extinct Auroch or present day cattle that to an actual Buffalo. I was born and raised in North Dakota, (Go Bison!) so this is like pounded into us in elementary. I've had the pleasure of seeing one of the few protected heards on the plains a couple of times. Quite a sight to behold!

I love this channel and genuinely appreciate the nuance and synthesis. I look forward to watching every time a video is uploaded. That being said, I so wish the pronunciation was more accurate. It is distracting and subverts the rigor. There is already so much out there about the importance of pronunciation and names I won’t detail it here. Just a note from a fan. Thanks for your work!

Its really a shame not to include Colombian (from Colombia) or even Patagonian civilizations. Although there are not giant infrastructure projects such as the Incas, there is no reason to be excluded since there is a consideration for the majority of North American peoples. Considering that the "Andean people" are just limited to Peru and Bolivia is a mistake. Nevertheless, it is a good effort to show that ancient civilizations go far beyond the Eurocentrist world.

Now, this is going to be fascinating

This is fascinating. And i wish that schools would teach as well and as much useful info as you do.

Love the caveat you’ve put in re: civilizations & advancement! Also very glad to see a video on this topic!

Fantastic video

This chart is so North America centric. The greatest civilizations we're located in meso america, yet 60% of the chart is dedicated to north American civilizations.

In Argentina “Indian” is also seen as a slightly offensive term, i mean it’s not necessarily used as an insult, but it’s considered to be ignorant to call them that and depending on the tone it can sound/be rude. We usually use “pueblos originarios” (something like “original peoples”), “indigenas” (indigenous people) or “aborígenes” (aboriginals, which I think is used in Australia if im not mistaken)

Great to see this rendered out :). Are there plans to, at some point in the future, to put the royal family charts into a single, book like, format?

Thanks ! But just saying : The Carib people ( Saladoid etc .. ) gave the name to the Caribbean Sea which they explored and conquered ; and had mostly Venezuela as their starting point . In the Northern part of South America and the Caribbean , The Carib and the Arawak are the main macrogroups with some of their sub-groups also being present as far south as Brazil and Bolivia . Then the Chibcha macro-group connects this region with Central America . So please , make also a video specially for South America if possible .

Thanks!

Fantastic!!

A great chart again.

FUN FACT: The flag of Mexico reflects the city of Tenochtitlan. Legend has it that for around a hundred years, the Aztecs awaited the fulfillment of a prophecy that they would build the greatest city ever where they saw an eagle perched on top of a cactus with a worm in its beak. They eventually realised this prophecy in the most unlikely of places; on a small island in the middle of a huge lake. Not only did placing Tenochtitlan there fulfill an ancient prophecy, it also made perfect geographic sense given their understandings at the time. At its peak, Tenochtitlan had a population five times that of London under Henry VIII; only the likes of Paris, Venice and Constantinople may have been able to rival it.

I’ve bought 2 of ur maps but just bought a larger house so going to need more!

Great videos where do you get you’re information I would like to study more of these and other cultures thanks

I wish you had included more south american civilizations there was so much more going on than just the central andes, but great video as always!!!

You might have mentioned the Old Copper Culture in the Great Lakes area. The people there were working native copper nuggets as long ago as 7500 BCE. Without any source of tin, though, they went back to stone for most of their tools and weapons.

Interesting how 2 civilizations so far away from each both made structures in the form of pyramids.

Thanks

The Mayans first developed a civilization (monumental archetecture) roughly at the same the same time as the Olmecs. From Wikipedia; *”Nakbe in the Petén department of Guatemala is the earliest well-documented city in the Maya lowlands,[41] where large structures have been dated to around 750 BC.”*

Im more interested in an UPDATED VERSIONS. THERE ARE SOO MANY STRUCTURES FOUND RECENTLY BY LIDAR.. yeah Much More i wiukd love to see. Thanks for sharing.

The reason we cannot "assume", or more clearly stated, the reason we do not know, is due to the lack of a written record. It is for that reason "migration" is being used, and not invasion, conquest, etc., because there is no written record of the native/indigenous people warring with one another, even though the entirety of human history would suggest otherwise. While I respect where UsefulCharts is coming from, the real driver behind the thought of North American native/indigenous people being "uncivilized" has everything to do with the fact they were living a predominately pre-historic lifestyle. No written record, stone and bone tools, and lack of any identifiable permanent settlements. The only notable exception is the Southwest of North America which was clearly influenced by Mezoamerica, but the people arriving from Europe would not know that..

hey, i think it would be really interesting if you did a video on the line of succession in an alternate history where women were prioritized over men and youngest born would get the crown! maybe in england or in any other country

I'd say andean civilization is underepresented in this graph. In Peru, we usually divide our history in 3 large empires and eras in between and it only show incan empire ( only once century). Nazca is an important culture but where is Chavin? Or wari? Or chimu?... there are many things going on only in Peru + other "andean" cultures..... This video could be improved.

Matt , have you heard of the Killke people who are said to have been a pre- / proto-Inca ? The other Matt (Ancient Architects NOT Aliens) made a video about them...also in reference to Machu Picchu, I believe.

Do you have any details on the Anasazis? It is very interesting

Would love you too do a more in depth video on each of the regions in this video. I feel you missed off a lot of South American cultures such as the Mapuche in Chile and Argentina and the Tupis in Brazil. Even if you didn't go into detail I feel you should have at least mentioned them. Great video though and as always very informative. You might say that this video was shot civilisations and these don't qualify, but the title of the video is Timeline of the Pre-Columbian Americas and not Civilisations of the Americas.

could you do a chart on American (US) Indians. I have been traveling through the south west (New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, California) and there is so much history that is never discussed.

you should do a brazilian focused one, on the native people here and on the royal family too

You forgot the Chavin Civilization in your chart for the Andes which they thrived from 900 BC to 200 BC

A wild Marx appears at 3:09!

You all are welcome to the reddit group! I made family chart to both the sioux and the long island natives

I’ve heard of Native American legends of there once being a large evil tribe (around East US) that they all team up against to destroy. This could be related to the decline of the hopewell.

I was hyped when I saw the video but it was really underwhelming about the Andes. I know there wasn´t much time to develop further but the way Andean cultures are represented kinda gives the impression that Nasca was this huge state followed by two lesser empires. In reality Nasca was contemporary with several other cultures, in some cases more advanced and sophisticated (like Moche!), while Wari was this huge imperial state. And the Chavin phenomenon that predated the Nasca by hundreds of years is also missing. The whole development of Andean societies is really misrepresented.

Thanks! Was hoping to see how humanity migrated from Africa to the Americas... perhaps you've already covered that in another video.

Do you use a screen recorder for your videos? If so, which one? Thanks!

Thank you for your education of the public

*What a wonderful channel...*

Using your latest video here to ask a question about the 4 posters for sale. You don't mention that in "questions". How are they shipped? In a tube? How?

3:08 bottom right corner got me laughing

3:09 i can see that Matt is not above internet humor

Just gotta ask, why did you choose not to grey out when the areas were under foreign rule like you've done on the other charts?

I find your charts and history lessons fascinating, especially because I was not a history buff for most of my life. I am very curious though, about where the sources and subsources of the information come from and how the timelines are established. Assuming the info is from a record, of a record, of a record.... (each with their interpretations), but can't help but wonder how much potential error could have been introduced in the process. Again, thanks for your videos.

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