mexican history

By TEZANA
  • The Olmec civilization begins to develop.
    1400 BCE

    The Olmec civilization begins to develop.

  • The Mayan Civilization starts to form.
    1000 BCE

    The Mayan Civilization starts to form.

    The Maya civilization developed in an area that encompasses southeastern Mexico, all of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.
  • The southern cities of the Mayan culture begin to collapse.
    1000

    The southern cities of the Mayan culture begin to collapse.

    Mysterious Decline of the Maya. From the late eighth through the end of the ninth century, something unknown happened to shake the Maya civilization to its foundations. One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Maya civilization in that region had collapsed
  • The Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico.
    1200

    The Aztecs arrive in the Valley of Mexico.

  • The Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan.
    1325

    The Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan.