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This is the rise of the Olmec civilization. They then went on as a great civilization for more than 2000 years.
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In 100 A.D. the Olmec civilization started to decline. It was a total of 2100 years after the rise of the Olmec.
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The Mayan city of Tikal became a very big city in A.D. 500. 399 years later, Tikal would be abandoned.
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Tenochtitlan was settled by the Mexica (Aztecs). It would become the capital of the Aztec Empire.
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During this time period, Tenochtitlan experienced a famine.
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In 1517, a comet flew accross the Aztec Empire. This was thought to signify impending doom!
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In 1519 A.D. Hernan Cortes led 550 Spanish soldiers into Tenochtitlan. He wrote that the craftsmanship he had witnessed couldn't be better anywhere. He and his soldiers marveled at the great towers and temples rising out of the water.
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About 900 A.D. the Maya civilization started to decline. No one knows what caused this decline, but there are a few theories.
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The Mayan city of Tikal is abandoned. The large city was almost 400 years old.