Maya civilization

Meanwhile…

Also alive at the same time

• Erlitou culture 1750–1600 BCE
• Shang dynasty 1500–1050 BCE
• Western Zhou 1046–771 BCE
• Spring and Autumn period 770–481 BCE
• Warring States period 403–221 BCE
• Qin dynasty 221–207 BCE
• Han dynasty 202 BCE – 220 CE
• Three Kingdoms 222–280 CE
• Sui dynasty 581–618 CE
• Tang dynasty 618–907 CE
• Song dynasty 960–1279 CE
• Yuan dynasty 1279–1368 CE
• Ming dynasty 1368–1644 CE
• Qing dynasty 1644–1911 CE
• Valdivia culture 3500–1500 BCE
• Chavín culture 900–500 BCE
• Paracas culture 800–100 BCE
• Moche culture 100 BCE – 700 CE
• Nazca culture 100 BCE – 650 CE
• Tiwanaku 375–700 CE
• Muisca 600–1537 CE
• Wari Empire 600–800 CE
• Chimú culture 900–1470 CE
• Inca Empire 1438–1532 CE
• Olmec civilization 1200–400 BCE
• Zapotec civilization 700 BCE – 1521 CE
• Teotihuacan 100 BCE – 550 CE
• Mixtec civilization 900–1523 CE
• Toltec civilization 950–1150 CE
• Aztec Empire 1325–1521 CE
• Minoan civilization 3100–1100 BCE
• Mycenaean Greece 1600–1060 BCE
• Ancient Rome 753 BCE – 1453 CE
• Celtic Iron Age 750–50 BCE
• Etruscan civilization 720–90 BCE
• Ancient Greece 700–146 BCE
• Carolingian Empire 800–843 CE
• Vikings 800–1050 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962–1806 CE
• Ancient Egypt 3100–30 BCE

Key events

Wars

1. Spanish conquest of Yucatán1527–1542 CE

   Spanish forces and their Maya allies

   Spanish forces, for the Crown of Castile, Xiu of Maní, and Chel of Ah Kin Chel

   against

   Independent Maya polities of Yucatán and Petén

   Maya civilization, Cocom of Sotuta, Cupul, and Itza kingdom of Nojpetén

   Northern Yucatán was under Spanish rule by 1547; the last independent Maya kingdom, the Itza of Nojpetén, fell to Spanish forces on 13 March 1697.