The mayans

Maya Civilization

By Samuel Felipe
  • 2000 BC
    2000 BCE

    2000 BC

    Farming villages begin to form across the Maya region.
  • 700 BC
    700 BCE

    700 BC

    Mayan writing first starts to develop.
  • 400BC
    400 BCE

    400BC

    The first Mayan calendars are carved into stone.
  • 300 BC
    300 BCE

    300 BC

    The Maya adopt the idea of a monarchy for their
  • 400 AD
    400

    400 AD

    The city-state of Teotihuacan becomes the dominant city and rules over the Maya highlands.
  • 560 AD
    560

    560 AD

    The city-state of Tikal is defeated by an alliance of other city-states.
  • 925 AD
    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.
  • 1441 AD
    1441

    1441 AD

    The people rebel against the rule of Mayapan. The city is abandoned by the late 1400s.
  • 1542 AD
    1542

    1542 AD

    The Spanish found the city of Merida.
  • 1695 AD

    1695 AD

    The ruins of Tikal are discovered by a Spanish priest who is lost in the jungle.