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2600 BCE
Beginning of Maya Civilization
This was the beginning of the Maya Civilization where they settled in Yucatan in 2500 B.C. -
Period: 400 BCE to 100 BCE
The Pre-Classic Period
This was when the Maya started to adapt to their settlement in Yucatan, Mexico. Their civilization continued to expand which meant that the competition for land increased. -
Period: 250 to 900
The Classic Era
The Maya's Classic Era lasted from A.D. 250-900. The Maya civilization grew to around 40 cities that each ranged of 5,000-50,000 people in their population. The Mayas advanced their agriculture with methods like irrigation and terracing, improving from their slash-and-burn method. -
900
Maya Collapse
By the eighth century, cities that the Mayas had settled in, started to disappear one by one. And then by the end of the ninth century, the entire Maya Civilization had collapsed, without leaving evidence of what had happened. -
Period: 900 to
The Post-Classic Period
During the Maya's Post-Classic era, the Mayas were introduced to European diseases, suppression of native traditions, and suffered from conscription of labor.
