Aztec, Incan, and Mayan Timeline

Mayan Begins

250

Mayan culture had burst forth in a flourishing civilization.

Mayan Civilization

Period: 250 to Dec 6, 1500

-Agriculture and trade support

Incan Civilization

Period: 300 to Dec 7, 1525

-Llamas is used for transpot and is very useful in trade.
-Theocracy

Maya: Chac, the rain god, reclines in front of the Temple of the Warriors.

Period: 300 to Mar 2, 2022

The warfare had broken out among the various Mayan City States

Dec 7, 700

Inca begins

Dec 6, 1200

By the 1200s, the Inca had established their own kingdom

The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico

Dec 7, 1200

Aztec Civilization

Period: Dec 7, 1200 to Dec 7, 1521

-Controlled an extensive trade network
-Religion is very important

Aztecs founded their city, Tenochtitlan

Dec 7, 1325

Aztec: Triple Alliance

Dec 6, 1428

Aztecs gradually increased in strength and number.
By this period of time, they have joined 2 city states, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, to form the Triple Alliance

Incan's First Ruler

Dec 6, 1438

Pachacuti was the first Incan Ruler.

Inca Spreads

Dec 6, 1500

By the 1500s, the Inca ruled on the empire that stretched 2,500 miles

Tenochtitlan became an extrodinary urban center

Dec 6, 1500

The Triple Alliance controlled a vast Mesoamerican empire.

Dec 7, 1500

Maya was divided

Dec 8, 1500

The Maya were divided into small, weak city-states that showed little hints of their past glory

Aztec Weakens

Dec 6, 1502

Aztec begins to weaken under the rule of Montezuma ll.

Mayan Ends

Mar 2, 2022

The classic period of Mayan civilization ends

Mayans suddenly abandoned many of their cities.

Mar 2, 2022