Aztec timeline

By laine.wise
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 800 BCE

    The Maya

    The Maya were a mesoamerican group of people that developed a writing system.
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE

    The Olmecs

    The Olmecs were the first major civilization in Mexico.
  • Period: 1200 to 1521

    The Aztec

    The Aztecs were a mesoamerican culture that flerished in 1521 due to war, government issues, disease, etc.
  • 1345

    The Aztec civilization began

    The Aztec civilization began
    The Aztecs started their civilization in 1345.
  • Period: 1400 to 1532

    The Inca

    The Inca empire was the largest in pre-Columbia America.
  • 1430

    Azcapotzalco conquered

    Azcapotzalco conquered
    In 1430 Azcapotzalco conquered and the Aztecs were put under Azcapotzalcos rule.
  • 1510

    floods

    floods
    During 1510 lots of floods were occurring that led to a famine.
  • 1520

    Cuitláhuac dies of smallpox

    Cuitláhuac dies of smallpox
    The deadly disease smallpox killed Cuitláhuac along with many other Aztec people.
  • 1521

    The Aztec empire falls

    The Aztec empire falls
    This is when the Aztec empire fell. The empire fell due to smallpox, unstable government, war, being captured by the Spanish.