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Period: 100 to 200
Late Pre-Classic period
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Period: 200 to Oct 8, 600
Early Classical Period
the apogee of Teotihuacan in the valley of Mexico, one of the largest metropolis of the ancient world. Characteristics of this period are: diffusion of regional centers, widespread Teotihuacan-Maya political and economic connections, centralized authority. In the Maya area this period traditionally sees the erection of stone monuments (called stelae) with inscriptions about kings' lives and events. -
400
Teotihuacan becomes a biggest city in the Mexican Valley
Teotihuacan, the dominant city in the northern highlands of central America, introduces the god Quetzalcoatl -
500
Tikal becomes the dominant power in the Mexican area
The temple city of Tikal is one of many Mayan city states of the Classic period -
500
The Mayans made the first Chocolate drink
Beans are gathered by the Maya from wild cocoa trees and are probably used in a chocolate drink -
560
The Sack of city of Tikal
The city-state of Tikal is defeated by an alliance of other city-states. -
Oct 8, 600
Teotihuacan declines, cultural center abolished
The powerful city-state of Teotihuacan declines and is no longer a cultural center. -
Oct 8, 600
Rise of the Caracol city-state
The city-state of Caracol becomes a major force in the land. -
Period: Oct 8, 600 to
Ancient City falls gradualy
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Period: Oct 8, 600 to
Late Classic Period
The beginning of this period is characterized by the collapse of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico and the political fragmentation and high competition among many Maya sites. The end of this period saw the disintegration of political networks and decline in population in the southern Maya lowlands, whereas many centers in the northern Maya lowlands and other areas of Mesoamerica continued to flourish afterwards. -
Oct 8, 625
The Starting reign of King Pacal I the Great
During the reign of King Pacal the Great's reign the city of Palenque reaches it's height of economy, power, stability, military, and prosperity. -
Oct 8, 700
King Itzamnaaj B'alam II or the King Shield Jaguar the great becomes the king of Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan in now one of the central powers in the modern-day border of honduras and guatemala -
Period: Oct 8, 700 to
Terminal Classic Period
This is the period of attested a political reorganization in the Maya lowland with a new prominence of the Northern Lowland (northern Yucatan). -
Period: Oct 8, 700 to Oct 8, 1000
Epic Classic Period
New architectural styles show evidence of strong economic and ideological connection between central Mexico and northern Maya Lowlands. New economic reforms in the area. -
Oct 8, 1150
Aztec tribes moves to another place to settle
The Aztecs begin to move south from their original home, which they call Aztlan, somewhere in northern Mexico. -
Oct 8, 1250
Chichen Itza abandoned, for mysterious reasons, marks the end of the Early Post-Classical Age for Mesoamerica
After declining for years, Chichen Itza is abandoned. -
Period: Oct 8, 1250 to Oct 8, 1521
The Late-Post Classical Age or the Aztec Imperial Age
This period is traditionally framed between the emergence of the Aztec/Mexica empire and its destruction by the Spanish conquest. Characteristics of this period are: increased militarization, competing empires across Mesoamerica, which finally became tributaries of the Aztecs (apart from the Tarascans/Purépecha of Western Mexico), intensive trades. -
Oct 8, 1283
City-state of Mayapan becomes the Mayan capital city
The city-state of Mayapan becomes the capital city of the Maya civilization. The League of Mayapan is formed to rule the region. -
Oct 8, 1345
Tenochtitlan becomes the Aztec's Capital City marks the beginning of the Aztec Empire
The Aztecs settle on an uninhabited island in a lake, which they name Tenochtitlan — the site of the modern Mexico City. -
Oct 8, 1383
Reign of Moctezuma I, golden age of Aztec
Moctezuma I expanded the empire to many regions of the Mexican areas. The empire comes to the peak and the most extent -
Oct 8, 1434
Aztec Triple Alliance forms
The rulers of Tenochtitlan join with two other neighbouring kingdoms to form the Aztec Triple Alliance. -
Oct 8, 1441
Fall of the Mayapan city, and the End of the Mayan Civilizations
The people rebel against the rule of Mayapan. The city is abandoned by the late 1400s -
Oct 8, 1487
Tenochtitlan city formed the biggest pyramid for sacrafices.
When the enlarged pyramid at Tenochtitlan is dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec sacrifice of human victims lasts for four days -
Oct 8, 1513
The Spanish lands on the coast of the Oaxaca
Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches the Pacific coast and claims the ocean for the king of Spain. -
Oct 8, 1519
The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez begins his conquering campaign in Mexico.
The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes lands on the coast of Mexico with 600 men, 16 horses and about 20 guns. -
Oct 8, 1520
Hernando Cortez failed his first attempt on taking Tenochtitlan
Cortes loses control of Tenochtitlan and has to escape in haste with his men during 'the Sorrowful Night.' -
Oct 8, 1521
Tenochtitlan captured, end of the Aztec empire, beginning of the Colonial Age in Mexico
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End of Classic period: Collapse of the Low land cities, Teotihuacan falls
The southern lowland cities collapse and Teotihuacan is abandoned. The reason for the collapse of the Maya Classic period is still a mystery to archeologists. This signals the end of the Classic period. -
Old Capitals abandoned and new capitals formed
Toltecs move into the valley of Mexico from the north and establish a capital city at Tula. -
The City of Chichen Itza formed
The city-state of Chichen Itza becomes the most powerful city-state in the region. It will rule for the next two hundred years. -
The Reign of Quetzalcoalt begins and ruled the Great city of Yaxchilan
A fair-skinned and bearded king, by the name of Quetzalcoatl, is exiled from Tula but says that he will be back in a 'One Reed' year. -
Chichen Itza is conquered by the Toltecs
The Mayan city of Chichén Itzá is captured by the Toltecs. -
Period: to Oct 8, 1250
Early Post-Classic Age
Intensification of trade and connection between northern Maya area and Central Mexico, warfare-related themes in arts, constellation of small, competing kingdoms throughout Mesoamerica.
