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Period: 2000 BCE to
Mayans
Their history starts -
500 BCE
Mayans
they started building enormous stone complexes known as triadic structures -
300 BCE
Mayans
as many as 250,000 people lived in this city, making it one of the largest cities in the world at the time -
150
Mayans
many Maya cities, including El Mirador, were abandoned completely, though archeologists don't know why -
900
Mayans
Large parts of the Maya civilization collapsed again -
1200
Incas
Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo founded the Inca Empire -
Period: 1230 to 1260
Incas
Manco Capac ruled the Inca Empire -
1250
Aztecs
The Aztecs settled near Lake Texcoco -
1325
Aztecs
The Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan -
1428
Aztecs
The Aztecs were founded by Montezuma. -
1438
Incas
Pachacuti (whose name literally meant "World-Shaker") ascended to the throne -
Period: 1486 to 1502
Aztecs
Ahuitzotl ruled the kingdom -
1487
Aztecs
Depending upon the occasion, some human sacrifices could be of a very large scale. For example, at a religious celebration -
1519
Aztecs
Herman (or Hernan) Cortes and his fellow Spaniards landed on the Gulf Coast -
1526
Incas
a Spaniard by the name of Francisco Pizarro organized an expedition -
1526
Incas
Pizarro set sail from Panama -
Aug 13, 1531
Aztecs
The Aztecs sacked the capital city of Tenochtitlan and brought the mighty Aztec Empire to its knees
