2+-+When?


 * When: ** did this society begin? When did it end? When were significant key events? When was it at its peak? When was it at its worst?


 * The Mayan society began in about 250 AD.
 * The Mayans were at their peak around the year 600 as Tikal was constantly growing and they were steady in all areas including: art and agriculture.
 * After the year 900 AD the Mayan population fell, and abandoned may of their cities, starting the downward spiral at which the Mayans hit rock bottom.
 * The Spanish arrived in Mayan territory in the early 1500s. Many Mayans died from diseases caused by the Spanish, while being forced to work for them.


 * Early Preclassic Maya **
 * 2000 BC: Rise of the Olmec civilization from which the Mayan culture is derived. Village farming in Mayan regions.
 * Late Preclassic Maya **
 * 300 BC: Rule by nobles and kings starts
 * 100 BC: City of Teotihuacán founded
 * Early Classic Maya **
 * 400: Teotihuacán dominates and end of Mayan culture begin in some areas
 * 500: Tikal becomes first great Mayan city
 * Late Classic Maya **
 * 600: Teotihuacán destroyed. Tikal becomes largest city
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">683: Emperor Pacal dies, buried in the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">751: Mayan trade declines, conflict increases
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">869: Tikal construction stops
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">899: Tikal is abandoned
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post Classic Maya **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">900: The northern cities in Yucatán thrive and Puuc style is developed in Uxmal, Kabah and Labná
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1200: Northern cities start to become abandoned
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1224: Itzá settle in the abandoned city of Chictén Itzá. They leave for unknown reasons in 1244.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1263: Itzá start building the city of Mayapán and it becomes capital of Yucatán in 1283
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1461: Mayapán abandoned; warring groups compete to rule
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1517: Spanish arrive in Yucatán bringing diseases like smallpox, influenza and measles