Olmec Kingdom
1500 - 400 1100
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Middle Preclassic Maya
900 - 300 600
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500 extensive system of irrigation and terraces built by the Zapotecs as many as 2,500 mi Hierve el Agua (Spanish for "the water boils") is a set of natural rock formations in the Mexican state of Oaxaca |
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400 earliest known solar calendars carved in stone are in use among Maya, although solar calendar may have been known & used by Maya before this date. |
300 Cholula (Mesoamerican site) |
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Palenque Kingdom
100 BCE - 800 CE 900
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226 BC to its fall around 1123 AD Palenque Ruins |
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Teotihuacan Kingdom
200 BCE - 300 CE 500
- founded & for centuries is cultural, religious & trading center of Mesoamerica |
200 BC - 350 AD mi Dainzú Golden Age |
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Palenque Kingdom
100 BCE - 800 CE 900
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100 BC- 250 AD Teotihuacan |
100 BC-AD 200 mi Monte Albán Pyramid Apogee |
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