TIMELINE!!!!!!!!!!
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Updated: 1 Nov 2018
olmec, mayan, aztec
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The Olmec civilization springs from the grouping of ancient villages along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.San Lorenzo becomes the great ceremonial centre of the Olmec civilization.The centre of San Lorenzo is detroyed and monuments are defaced. La Venta becomes the Olmec capital.Traditional date for the founding of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco.New Fire Ceremony celebrated by the Aztecs.New Fire Ceremony celebrated by the Aztecs.Texcoco is temporarily conquered by Mexica and Tepanec forces.The Sun Stone depicting the ages of the five suns of Aztec mythology is carved and set up at Tenochtitlan.The Triple Alliance is formed between Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan.Netzahualcoyotl officially becomes tlatoani or leader of Texcoco.The Aztecs establish a garrison at Mitla in the Oaxaca Valley.New Fire Ceremony celebrated by the Aztecs.The Templo Mayor is completed at Tenochtitlan and inaugurated with the sacrifice of 20,000 captives.The Throne of Motecuhzoma II is carved. Also known as the Monument of Sacred War.Cuitlahuac is briefly the successor to Motecuhzoma II as leader of the Aztec empire.Texcoco provided ships and men to aide the Spanish siege of Tenochtitlan.The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan falls into the hands of spanish forces led by Cortés.The Maya developed their first civilizationThe first Maya cities developedCities possessed monumental architecture, including large temples with elaborate stucco façades.The Maya highlands fall under the domination of Teotihuacan, and the disintegration of Maya culture and language begins in some parts of the highlands.The Classic Period of Maya history ends, with the collapse of the southern lowland cities. Maya cities in the northern Yucatán continue to thrive.A Spaniard named Gonzalo Guerrero is shipwrecked and washed up on the eastern shore of Yucatán. He defects to the Maya, tattooing his face, piercing his ears and marrying into a Maya noble family. Guerrero later becomes an implacable foe of the Spaniards and does much to help the Maya resist Spanish rule in Yucatán.The Spanish first arrive on the shores of Yucatán under Hernandez de Cordoba, who later dies of wounds received in battle against the Maya. The arrival of the Spanish ushers in Old World diseases unknown among the Maya, including smallpox, influenza and measles. Within a century, 90 per cent of Mesoamerica's native populations will be killed off.Hernán Cortés begins exploring YucatánPeriods
The Olmec civilization flourishes in Mesoamerica.The Olmec Period which saw the rise of the Olmec culture's work in stone, first major cities appear.The Aztec civilization flourishes in Mesoamerica.The Tarascan civilization flourishes in Mesoamerica.Acamapichtli reigns as leader of the Aztecs.Huitzilihuitl reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.New New Fire Ceremony celebrated by the Aztecs.Itzcoatl reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Motecuhzoma I reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Axayacatl reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Tizoc reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Ahuitzotl reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Motecuhzoma II reigns as leader of the Aztec empire.Pre classic periodClassic periodpost classic periodMaya civilization grew to some 40 cities, including Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Bonampak, Dos Pilas, Calakmul, Palenque and Río Bec
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