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Early Preclassic |
2000 B.C.-- 1000 B.C. |
Initial Pioneering Populations |
| Middle Preclassic |
1000 B.C. -- 300 B.C. |
Expansion Across Lowlands |
| Late Preclassic |
300 B.C. -- A.D. 250 |
Rise of Public Centers |
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Early Classic |
A.D. 250 -- A.D. 600 |
Power Centers Grow |
| Late Classic |
A.D. 600 -- A.D. 900 |
Height of Maya Civilization |
| Terminal Classic |
A.D. 900 -- A.D. 1000 |
Collapse of the Classic Maya |
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Early Postclassic |
A.D. 1000 -- A.D. 1250 |
Re-focus of Populations |
| Late Postclassic |
A.D. 1250 -- A.D. 1521 |
Competition among Groups |
| Spanish Contact |
A.D. 1521 -- |
Disease and Depopulation |
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