Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica History B.C. (READ RIGHT TO LEFT)

By joshpuray
  • 500

    The Valley of Oaxaca

    The Valley of Oaxaca
    In Western Mexico the first true "cities" were made in the Valley of Oaxaca. These cities constituted of the first political societies in Ancient Mexico.
  • Period: 500 to

    Mesoamerica's history (B.C)

    Information Sources
    Links:http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02&region=ca#/Key-Events
    Link #2:http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03&region=ca
    Link#3: http://www.nairiok.org/MesoAmerica.html
    Video: http://youtu.be/o5_DKwuP97w
    Video#2: http://youtu.be/BYR_ISwJHag
  • Jan 1, 1250

    Olmec Ceramics

    Olmec Ceramics
    At San Lorenzo ceramics are produced, often the result of specialized firing techniques. These colors come to be identified with Olmec ceramics.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    First public building in the Valley of Oaxax

    First public building in the Valley of Oaxax
    The first public building in the Valley of Oaxaca is built on the major regional center of San José Mogote.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Mesoamerica Goods

    Mesoamerica Goods
    Luxury goods such as, stone bowls, figurines, and greenstone beads are placed in burials in the Soconusco region.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Olmecs

    Olmecs
    In the 1500s B.C ceremonial centers were being built in the Gulf Coast, by people known as the Olmecs. The Olmecs are also known as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica.

  • Tlapacoya

    Tlapacoya
    Tlapacoya is a significant island community on Lake Chaclo in the Basin of Mexico, yields the earliest yet identified ceramic figurine in Mesoamerica.

  • Earliest Identified ceramic figurine in Mesoamerica

    Earliest Identified ceramic figurine in Mesoamerica
    Tlapcoya is a significant island community on Lake Chalco; it has the earliest identified ceramic figurine in Mesoamerica

  • Monagrillo Ceramics

    Monagrillo Ceramics
    Ceramics of Mongrilla are present in small settlements around Partita Bay. Technologically conservative, Monagrila are made for hundreds of years.

  • Corn

    Corn
    An early form of corn is identified in the Valley of Tehuacán in southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca states and is evolving into a highly productive plant food.

  • Maya Calendar

    Maya Calendar
    Mythic base date (August 13, 3114) of the Maya Long Count Calendar.

  • Shell-mound sites

    Shell-mound sites
    Shell-mound sites are occupied in the coastal estuaries of the Soconusco region of the Pacific coastal plain of Mexico and Guatemala.

  • Early beggining of agriculture

    Early beggining of agriculture
    Building cities in Mesoamerica was slow because they never built the wheel. Cattle and horses were never heard of in Ancient Mexico.