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August 1533

Atahaulpa (ruler of the Incan Civilization) was killed after giving Francisco Pizarro 13,420 pounds of gold and 26,000 pounds of silver for his release.

November 1519

Hernan Cortes and his mean arrive in Tenochtitlan and are honored as guests because of their resemblance to Quetzalcoatl(god prophesied in legend); he took Montezuma hostage and gained control of Tenochtitlan( after killing him).

August 13, 1521

Bloody conflicts between the Aztecs, Tlascalans and other natives allies of Spaniards occur. The Spaniards defeat Montezuma's nephew Cuauhtemoc.

1428CE

The Triple Alliance is formed between Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan.

  • The Triple Alliance was formed as means of confronting the then-dominant Tepanecs of the city-state of Azcapotzalco.

Also, the Aztecs develop intricate social, political, religious, and commercial organization.

1150CE

Toltec capital Tollan is destroyed.

1345-1521CE

The Aztec civilization flourishes with the creation of a counting/writing system, the contribution of the cocoa beans, popcorn, antispasmodic medicine, and calendars.

1345CE

The founding of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco.

1200-300BCE

900-1150CE

The Olmec Period saw the rise of culture's work in stone as first major cities appear.

The Toltec Civilization reaches its height with the use of metal, creation of writing paper, wove cotton textiles, and were remarkable with astronomy and architecture.

1200-400BCE

935-947CE

The Olmecs flourish with the writing, art mathematics, and a calendar system.

Ce Acatl Topiltzin the legendary leader of Toltecs is born.

700BCE

Writing is developed in Mesoamerica.

500-900CE

The Zapotec flourish with the ideas and creation of weaponry, captives, ritual practices, human sacrifice, religious/solar calendars and they created a central capital Monte Alban.

250-950CE

7000BCE-2000BCE

The Classical Maya Period saw the height of Maya Civilization in Chichen, Itza, an Uxmal.

The Archaic Period in Mesoamerica (hunting and gathering) moves to agriculture.

2700BCE

Corn is first cultivated in Mesoamerica.

2000 BCE

Medicine men in Peru practice trephination, cutting holes in the skulls.

Mesoamerican Timeline

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