The Maya

By jjones22
  • 250

    Mayapan becomes the govement

    Mayapan becomes the govement
    Hunac Ceel becomes king and makes Mayapan his capital. He conquers his rivals and starts the Cocom dynasty, who rule the Yucatan for about 250 years.
  • 290

    Maya Calendar

    Maya Calendar
    The Maya are known for keeping accurate calendars. They have three of them-a solar, divine, and astronomical calendar.
  • 291

    Cities start devloping

    Cities start devloping
    Tikal, El Mirador, and other communities in the southern lowland region begin to develop.
  • 292

    The Temples begin

    The Temples begin
    Originally a simple village with thatch huts, Cerros, along the Belize coast, starts building a pyramid temple. It is two-tiered with a temple of three rooms at the top.
  • 292

    Maya booms

    Maya booms
    The Maya use stelae carvings to write the histories of their rulers. The earliest known stela is at Tikal, dated from AD 292. Scroll Ahau Jaguar is ruler around this time. Cities now have temples overlooking main plazas.
  • 297

    First Royal begins

    First Royal begins
    Yax Moch Xoc becomes the first king of Tikal. All Maya cities have independent states with their own rulers.
  • 298

    Peroid chassic

    Peroid chassic
    The Maya villages grow into large cities with temples, palaces, and roads. There are now nobles and priests, as well as farmers. A middle class forms with traders, artisans, and officials. Astronomy, writing, and calendars are perfected.
  • 299

    Period Preclassic

    Period Preclassic
    The Maya civilization is divided into three distinct periods. The first is the Preclassic Period where the people live in simple houses in family communities that are surrounded by farmland.
  • Apr 18, 630

    Copan

    Copan
    .Copan in southern Guatemala starts developing. King Yax-Kuk-Mo oversees the city's first major temple. Smoke-Jaguar begins ruling in AD 630. His 67-year reign ushers in a large period of growth.
  • Apr 18, 822

    Maya Mysterious

    Maya Mysterious
    The people of Copan leave in AD 822
  • Apr 20, 869

    in 869

    in 869
    Tikal does the same in AD 869. No one knows exactly why the cities in the southern lowlands start to decline. No more writings are found which could mean problems in the religious and ruling classes.