![]() The once vast empire of the Maya is defeated. The final conquest is carried out in Ad 1546 by Francisco de Montejo the younger, whose troops have horses and guns. The Spanish begin their fight to conquer the remaining cities of the Maya in AD 1524. The Spanish conquer the land (AD 1524 to 1546). He conquers his rivals and starts the Cocom dynasty, who rule the Yucatan for about 250 years.Ī revolt overthrows the Cocom of Mayapan. ![]() Hunac Ceel becomes king and makes Mayapan his capital. Mayapan becomes the seat of government (About AD 1200). Their influence is shown in buildings and traditions. About AD 987 the Toltecs from Central Mexico invade the area. Some of the southern lowland people make their way to the Yucatan Peninsula. No more writings are found which could mean problems in the religious and ruling classes. No one knows exactly why the cities in the southern lowlands start to decline. The people of Copan leave in AD 822 and Tikal does the same in AD 869. His 67-year reign ushers in a large period of growth.īy this time Tikal has a population of between 50,000 to 100,000 people in its 50 square mile area. King Yax-Kuk-Mo oversees the city's first major temple. Cities now have temples overlooking main plazas.Ĭopan in southern Guatemala starts developing. Scroll Ahau Jaguar is ruler around this time. The earliest known stela is at Tikal, dated from AD 292. The Maya use stelae carvings to write the histories of their rulers. All Maya cities have independent states with their own rulers. Yax Moch Xoc becomes the first king of Tikal. Astronomy, writing, and calendars are perfected.įirst Royal Dynasty begins (AD 219 to AD 238). A middle class forms with traders, artisans, and officials. There are now nobles and priests, as well as farmers. ![]() The Maya villages grow into large cities with temples, palaces, and roads. It is two-tiered with a temple of three rooms at the top. Originally a simple village with thatch huts, Cerros, along the Belize coast, starts building a pyramid temple. Tikal develops into a city-state of about 40 thousand people. Tikal, El Mirador, and other communities in the southern lowland region begin to develop. The first is the Preclassic Period where the people live in simple houses in family communities that are surrounded by farmland. The Maya civilization is divided into three distinct periods. Preclassic Period (About 2500 BC to AD 250) The Long Count, or the astronomical calendar, lists the Maya creation date as AugBC. They have three of them-a solar, divine, and astronomical calendar. ![]() The Maya are known for keeping accurate calendars. ![]()
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