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  • 2000 BCE

    Establishment

    Farming villages begin to form across the Maya region.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to

    The Maya

  • 600 BCE

    Growing

    The Maya begin to farm. This enables their society to support larger populations and the cities begin to grow in size.
  • 300 BCE

    Government

    The Maya adopt the idea of a monarchy for their government. They are now ruled by kings.
  • 100 BCE

    Establishing cities

    The city-state of Teotihuacan is established in the Valley of Mexico. It influences the Maya culture for many years.
  • 100 BCE

    First Pyramids

    The first pyramids were just built.
  • 400

    Growing Stronger

    The city-state of Teotihuacan becomes the dominant city and rules over the Maya highlands.
  • 900

    Abandonment

    The southern lowland cities collapse and Teotihuacan is abandoned. The reason for the collapse of the Maya Classic period is still a mystery to archeologists. This signals the end of the Classic period.
  • 925

    Chichen Itzá

    The city-state of Chichen Itza becomes the most powerful city-state in the region. It will rule for the next two hundred years.
  • 1250

    Abandonment of Chitzén itzá

    After declining for years, Chichen Itza is abandoned.
  • 1517

    Post classic period end

    The Post-classic period comes to an end with the arrival of the Spanish and conquistador Hernández de Córdoba.
  • 1541

    Decline

    Many of the Maya city-states are conquered by the Spanish.

  • Concored

    By 1697 the Maya were conquered.