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This date is when the Mayans started using pyraimids, palaces, and temples.
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The Mayan started at 250CE and lasted untill 900.
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Warriors were very important in this time for the Mayans, the rain god CHAC sits in front as goodluck to the warriors as they go off to battle.
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The Incan civilization had begun
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A giant warfare broke out between the Mayan cities.
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To control the giant empire, Incans split to groups to build cities.
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Early Mayan empire bagan to use agriculture and farming to support themselves.
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By 1000BCE Mayans were already growing corn, squash, chile peppers, and beans.
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By the 1200s, the Incas had already established there very own kingdom.
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Mayans developed a 260 day calendar.
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The Aztecs arived in the valley of Mexico in 1200 A.D.
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Aztecs located there city, it was called Tenochtitlan.
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The Aztecs started increasing in strength and number by this period of time they have joined 2 city states, Texcoco, and Tlacopan.
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Incas had there first ruler, his name was Pachacuti.
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Incan state controlled most of the economic events.
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By the 1500s, the empire that the Incas ruled stretched to about 2,500 miles.
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By the 1500s, Tenochtitlan had become an urban center.
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Montezuma II was crowned Aztec emperor.
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The Aztecs controlled a trade network.
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The Aztecs killed there own leader, Montezuma.
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The Spanish try to escape Tenochtitlan but are stopped by the Aztecs.
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The last group of the Aztecs surrender the battle.
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Civil war broke out in the Incan empire for 5 years, Atahualpa finally won the war.
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A spanish explorer Francisco Pizzaro captured Atahualpa bringing the Incan empire to there knees.
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Atahualpa was overconfident. His plan was to kill Pizzaro's men and keep the others as his slaves. Pizzaro also had his own plan. He and his men kidnapped Atahualpa, then Atahualpa told Pizzaro's men that they can have all the gold that they want if they don't spare his life, he stuck to his word but the Spanish did not. They killed him. Soon the Spanish became cruel rulers of the Incan Empire.
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The last Incan Emperor was executed on this date, his name was Tupac Amaru.
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On this date Machu Picchu was found by Hiram Bingham.
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Today lots of ancient Incas live in the modern day country of Peru. Located in South America.
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Mayans suddenly started to abondened eachother.
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The Mayan civilization comes to an end.
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Tikal had become one of the most largest cities of the Mayan Empires.
