-
The construction of triadic structures commenced.
-
Many Maya cities were abandoned completely.
-
Huge parts of the Maya civilization collapsed.
-
The Inca Empire was founded.
-
The Aztecs settled near Lake Texcoco.
-
Tenochtitlan the city-state was made at this time.
-
Pachacuti ascended to the throne. (He was the first emperor to start expanding the empire.
-
Ahuitzotl ruled the Aztec Empire
-
They had a religious celebration in which they offered the lives of 84,400 criminals or prisoners of war.
-
When the Spanish initially met the Mayans.
-
The Aztecs were wiped out by the Spanish. The Maya cities were a target shortly after.
-
Francisco Pizarro organized an expedition to find El Dorado
-
Hernan Cortes, other Spaniards, and the tribe of Tlaxcala, attacked Tenochtitlan.
-
Pizarro and his men staged an attack to capture Atahualpa. (Current emperor at the time.
-
Atahualpa was executed by the Spaniards.
