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the decline of the Olemecs.
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The Maya highlands fall under the domination of Teotihuacan, and the disintegration of Maya culture and language begins in some parts of the Highlands
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The Maya city of Tikal becomes the first great Maya city, as citizens from Teotihuacan make their way to Tikal, introducing new ideas involving weaponry, captives, ritual practices and human sacrifice.
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an unknown event destroys the civilization at Teotihuacan, along with the empire it supported. Tikal becomes the largest city-state in Mesoamerica, with as many as 500,000 inhabitants within the city and its hinterland.
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The Emperor Pacal dies at age 80 and is buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque.
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Long-standing Maya alliances begin to break down. Trade between Maya city-states declines, and inter-state conflict increases.
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construction ceases in Tikal, marking the beginning of the city's decline.
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Tikal is abandoned
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The Classic Period of Maya history ends, with the collapse of the southern lowland cities. Maya cities in the northern Yucatan continues to thrive.
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Maya cities begin to be abandoned
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The city Chichen itza is abandoned by the Toltecs. A people known as the Uicil-abnal, which later takes the name Itza', settles in the desolate city.
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The Itza' abandon Chiche'n Itza' for reasons unknown.
