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The first hunter-gatherers begin exploring the Mayan lands
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The first Mayans begin to form a civilization
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Maya script was considered to be some of the oldest and most advanced writing in Mesoamerica
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Mayans begin using solar calendars carved in stone
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The Mayans develop their own hierarchy with kings and nobles
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The Teotihuacan domination slows the flow of language, trade and culture in some parts of the Mayan highlands.
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Emperor Pacal of Maya dies at the age of 80
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The Maya city of Tikal gets many new residents from Teotihuacan which enrich the culture with their culture like new ideas involving weapons, captives, rituals, and human sacrifice.
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Mayan alliances break down and interstate trade falls as interstate conflict rises
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Construction ceases in Tikal marking the decline of the city
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Tikal is falls and is abandoned
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The Spanish arrived in Yucatán and bring with them diseases like smallpox, influenza, and the measles which kill off 90 percent of the population
