The Maya Civilization

By sloane.thompson.
  • 600 BCE

    The Start of the Maya Civilization

    In 600 B.C.E., the Maya Civilization started from unknown origins.
  • 300

    The Start of Trade

    In this year the Maya began to trade with one another thus causing the civilization to thrive from the abundance of resources.
  • 400

    Trade with the Teotihuacáns

    The Teotihuacáns were the only other civilization to ever trade with the Maya. The Teotihuacáns expanded and their economy thrived whcih led them to start to trade with the Maya in 400.
  • 1000

    An Alliance

    Chichén Itzá (the Northern Capital) was one of the most powerful city-states in the North, and they used their powerful military to conquer many cities that formed an alliance with them. In about 1000 C.E., there was an alliance with Uxmal, Cobá, and Chichén Itzá.
  • 1200

    A Sudden Decrease in Population

    Around 1200 C.E., the population of the Capital, Chichén Itzá, decreased for unknown reasons and the capital title was replaced with the city named Mayapán. What was inferred that happened was how the Maya gathered at Mayapán with walls that were built rapidly to keep out invaders because of a sudden war, but this was not the end of the Maya.
  • 1441

    The Battle of Mayapán

    In 1441 C.E., there was thought to be a battle that destroyed Mayapán and unknown forces pushed the remaining Maya to scatter out.
  • 1520

    The Final Demolition of the Maya

    In the 1520s, the Spanish Conquest brought the Spanish to the Maya Region, and they eliminated the last of the Mayan city-states.