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Period: 200 to Jun 18, 1519
Mayan
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250
The first mayas appear
the first mayas appear -
300
start of the mayan classic period
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Dec 7, 700
warfare breaks out between mayan city-states
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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Dec 31, 1572
Incan
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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Dec 31, 1522
Aztec
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May 28, 1200
Manco Capac creates Incan Empire
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Jun 20, 1200
First Aztecs appear
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Dec 1, 1200
Mayapan becomes the new Mayan capital
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Aug 7, 1226
City of Cuzco is formed and becomes the Incan capital
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Jun 16, 1438
Incas start to conquer other tribes
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Feb 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes sails from cuba to mexico
The Aztecs and Tlaxcalans fight against the spanish for the land. -
Feb 16, 1519
Hernan Cortes begins exploring the yucatan.
Cortes and the spanish unknowingly bring old world diseases into contact with the Mayans who, having not built up an immunity to the diseases, soon perish. -
Aug 15, 1519
The Tlaxcalans form an alliance with the spanish.
The Tlaxcalans form an alliance with the spanish after being scared by the Spanish' guns. -
Nov 8, 1519
Hernan Cortes and Montezuma, the ruler of the Aztecs, meet.
Hernan Cortes and the spanish kidnap Montezuma. -
Jun 15, 1520
The spanish attempt to escape from tenochtitlan, where they were staying.
The spanish attempt to escape but the Aztec find out and attack them from all sides, even from the water in boats. The spanish later refer to the incident as noche triste-sorrowful night. -
Nov 15, 1520
The Aztecs start to die from smallpox
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Jan 1, 1521
The Spanish attack the weakened Aztecs
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Aug 1, 1521
The last free Aztecs suerrender to the Spanish
Hernan Cortes becomes the governor of new Spain -
Jul 10, 1525
Inca civil war begins
An Incan ruler died without chossing his heir which created big problems. Both of his sons were qualified and wanted to be rulers, thus the civil war. -
Feb 18, 1530
Civil war ends
the civil war ends with Atahualpa winning and becoming the new Incan ruler. -
Nov 3, 1531
Pizarro brings the spanish to the Incan empire
Pizarro and the spanish capture and hold for ransom the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. Thay get their gold but kill Atahualpa and flee. -
Dec 14, 1532
Spanish conquer the Incans
Pizarro returns with the spanish army and conquers the Incans. Tupac Amaru, the leader opf the Incans at the time, is executed. the rule of the Incans no longer exists. -
the mayan classic period ends with the collapse of southern lowlands