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The decline of the Olmecs
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Teotuhuacan’s dominations spreads to the Maya highlands. Also the Mayan culture spreads to the Maya highlands.
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The city of Tikal is considered one of the Mayans greatest cities. New ideas such as weaponry are being introducted
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The civilization of Teotihuacan is destroyed. Tikal is now one of the largest cities in Mesoamerica.
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rade stars to decrease and conflict between cities start to begin.
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Mayan cities in between Belize and Northern Yucatan gain power.
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The Spanish make their first contact with Mayans
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Spanish missionaries begin in Belize and start to spread.
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Last Mayan kingdom is taken in control by the Spanish. Small villages of Mayan people still are alive.
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One of the Mayan’s greatest cities, Tikal, starts to lose power and begins to decline.
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Tikal is officailly abandoned
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Decline of many Mayan cities and reasons are unknown. Some ideas include foreign invasion, crop failure, drought, natural disasters and many more.