Arawakan peoples of the Amazon
Arawakan peoples of the Amazon appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Amazon and Guianas (South America) from c. 1000 CE to the present, a span of 1,025 years. Its people spoke Arawakan languages (Taino, Arawak).
Speakers of the most widespread language family of South America, including the Lokono, Ashaninka and Wapishana. The rubber boom of 1879 to 1912 brought enslavement and mass death to many groups.
See Arawakan peoples of the Amazon on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 CE to the present
- Duration
- 1,025 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Amazon and Guianas, South America
- Language family
- Arawakan
Events in South America during its time
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
- Cabral lands in Brazil
- Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
- Orellana descends the Amazon
- Silver found at Potosí
- Execution of Tupac Amaru
- Battle of Curalaba
- Fall of Palmares
Neighbours in South America
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Peru
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Brazil
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Arawakan peoples of the Amazon exist?
c. 1000 CE to the present, about 1,025 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Arawakan peoples of the Amazon?
Amazon and Guianas, in South America.
What language did Arawakan peoples of the Amazon speak?
Arawakan. This family includes Taino, Arawak.