The Maya

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  • 2600 BCE

    the mayas buried people

    the mayas buried people
    In 2600 BCE. The Mayans buried their dead individually. And they put them under homes
  • 600 BCE

    Hot coco

    Hot coco
    in 600 BC Over 3500 years The Maya would mix cacao with water, honey, chili peppers, cornmeal. And other ingredients to make a foamy, spicy drink. Maya art suggests drinking cacao was an important part of celebrations in the Maya.
  • 600 BCE

    Hot coco

    Hot coco
    600 Bce Over 3500 years ago, the Olmecs became probably the first to realize that with some work you could consume chocolate. but the Maya turned it into an art form. And the Mayans were making cacao at least 2600 years ago.
  • 600 BCE

    maya popuation

    maya popuation
    600 BC The Maya begin to farm. This allows their group to support larger populations. And the cities begin to grow in size.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 100

    maya writing

    Mayan writing, which dates to the late Preclassic period (300 BCE to 100 CE). is preserved on buildings, stone monuments, rare books. Also and pottery.
  • 600

    Sweat houses

    Sweat houses
    Sweat houses have been found at sites like Tikal in Guatemala. Also and a Maya village that was buried in volcanic ash.And it in El Salvador around 600 CE
  • 1517

    war

    war
    n 1517 The Spanish first arrived on the island of Yucatán under Hernandez de Cordoba, who later dies of wounds received in war or fight against the Maya. The meeting of the Spanish ushers in Old World diseases unknown among the Maya, including smallpox, and measles. Within a century, 90 percent of Mesoamerica's native populations will be killed.
  • 1524

    The fight of Utaltan

    The fight of Utaltan
    In 1524 CE The fight of Utatlan in which the last Maya resistance is crushed by the victor Alvarado. The traditional date of the end of the Maya civilization.
  • Period: to

    maya of the highlands

    In 1712 The Maya of the highlands rise against. They rised against the Mexican government. They continued to do so off and on until the 1990s.

  • the discovery of the Maya civilization

    the discovery of the Maya civilization
    In 1840 Ce the Maya civilization was discovered.The people that discovered it was John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood. And are people that explored and document the ruins.