Maya timeline

By mjhec131
  • Early Maya Villages Emerge (2000 BCE).
    2000 BCE

    Early Maya Villages Emerge (2000 BCE).

    People begin farming mazie and beans, building simple houses and making pottery.
  • Mayapan Rises to power (1200 -1450 CE)
    1450 BCE

    Mayapan Rises to power (1200 -1450 CE)

    It becomes more of a dominant city, but the Maya civilization is more fragmented than in the Classic period.
  • Chichén Itzá Dominates The northern Yucatán (900-1200CE)
    1200 BCE

    Chichén Itzá Dominates The northern Yucatán (900-1200CE)

    It becomes a powerful city
  • Rise of major Maya Cities (250 -900CE)
    900 BCE

    Rise of major Maya Cities (250 -900CE)

    The classic period of Maya civilization begins.
  • Mysterious decline of Major cities(800-900CE)
    900 BCE

    Mysterious decline of Major cities(800-900CE)

    Many major Maya Cities in the southern lowlands are abandoned.
  • Peak of Maya writing(400-800CE)
    800 BCE

    Peak of Maya writing(400-800CE)

    The Maya system reaches its peak of complexity.
  • Development of the Maya Calander( 600 BCE)
    600 BCE

    Development of the Maya Calander( 600 BCE)

    The Maya developed a calender system based on there observations of the sun, moon, and planets.
  • Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors (1511)
    1511

    Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors (1511)

    Spanish explores first arrive on the Yucatán Peninsula, marking the beggining of the Spanish Conquest of the Maya
  • Fall of the Last Maya Kingdom (1697)

    Fall of the Last Maya Kingdom (1697)

    The last independent Maya kingdom
  • Maya Cultural Revival (20th Century, 1901)

    Maya Cultural Revival (20th Century, 1901)

    There is a resurgence of intrest in Maya culture and a movement to preserve Maya languages and traditions.