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2000 BCE
Pre-classic Period (2000 BC to 250 AD)
The Maya civilization to 250 AD when the Maya
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700 BCE
700 BC - Mayan writing first starts to develop.
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400 BCE
400 BC - The first Mayan calendars are carved into stone.
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250
Classic Period (250 AD to 900 AD)
The Classic Period is considered the golden age of the Maya city-states. -
400
400 AD - The city-state of Teotihuacan becomes the dominant city and rules over the Maya highlands.
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600
600 AD - The city-state of Caracol becomes a major force in the land.
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900
Post-classic Period (900 AD to 1500 AD)
Although the southern city-states collapsed, the Mayan cities in the northern part of the
Yucatan Peninsula continued to thrive for the next several hundred years during the
Post-classic period. -
925
925 AD - The city-state of Chichen Itza becomes the most powerful city-state in the region. It will rule for the next two hundred years.
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1500
Colonial Period (1500 AD)
the arrival of the Spanish -
1517
1517 AD - The Post-classic period comes to an end with the arrival of the Spanish and conquistador Hernández de Córdoba.
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1519
1519 AD - Hernan Cortes arrives and explores the Yucatan Peninsula.
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1541
1541 AD - Many of the Maya city-states are conquered by the Spanish.