Mesoamerican Chronology

• Preclassic [Formative]
  • Early Preclassic 1500 – 900 BC
  • Middle Preclassic 900 – 300 BC
  • Late Preclassic 300 BC – 250 AD
    • 0 – 150 AD Avenue of the Dead and Pyramids at Teotihuacan
    • 150 – 200 AD Ciudadela and Temple of Feathered Serpent Compounds constructed at Teotihuacan
• Classic
  • Early Classic 250 AD – 600 AD
    • 292 AD First stela at Tikal
    • 378 AD Teotihuacan general Fire Born takes over Tikal Makes war on Waxaktun, later visits Copan
    • 425 AD Royal Dynasty at Copan
    • 562 AD Tikal defeated by Calakmul and allies
  • Late Classic 600 AD – 800 AD
    • 650 AD Teotihuacan burned
    • 695 AD Tikal defeats Calakmul
  • Terminal Classic [Epiclassic] 800 – 1000 AD
• Postclassic
  • Early Postclassic 900 – 1250 AD
  • Late Postclassic 1250 – 1519 AD