The mayans

Maya Civilization

By Samuel Felipe
  • 2000 BCE

    2000 BC

    2000 BC
    Farming villages begin to form across the Maya region.
  • 700 BCE

    700 BC

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

    400BC

    400BC
    The first Mayan calendars are carved into stone.
  • 300 BCE

    300 BC

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

    400 AD

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

    560 AD

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

    925 AD

    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

    1441 AD

    1441 AD
    The people rebel against the rule of Mayapan. The city is abandoned by the late 1400s.
  • 1542

    1542 AD

    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.