INCA, MAYAN, AND AZTEC IMPORTANT EVENTS
Aztec's:
- In 1325, the city Tenochtitlan was founded by the Aztecs. The first temple was built marking the beginning of a new civilization.
- The first "official" ruler of the Aztecs was in 1375. His name was Acamapichi. By 1400 the aztecs were conquering civilizations to expand their civilization.They defeated the Tapanecs and spread to control the whole valley.
- In 1428, the Aztecs joined together with the Texcoco and Tlacopan to defeat Atzcapotzalco in a triple-alliance. Twenty-four years later, the capital city of Tenochtitlan was destroyed in a flood.
- In 1521, Technochtitlan is destroyed and one year later is named Mexico City, New Spain.
Inca's:
- Inca expansion (1438 – 1527) The Incas built the largest empire and dynasty of pre-Columbian America. The Tahuantinsuyo—which is derived from Quechua for "The Four United Regions"—reached its greatest extension at the beginning of the 16th century. It dominated a territory that included, Ecuador, part of Colombia, the northern half of Chile, and the north-west part of Argentina; and from east to west, from Bolivia to the Amazonian forests and Peru.
Mayan's:
- Unlike other scattered indigenous populations of Mesoamerica, the Maya were centered in one geographical block covering all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala; Belize and parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas; and the western part of Honduras and El Salvador. This concentration showed that the Maya remained relatively secure from invasion by other Mesoamerican peoples.
- The Mayan's were not only successful in argiculture but they also displayed more advanced cultural traits like pyramid-building, city construction and the inscribing of stone monuments.
- The Classic Maya built many of their temples and palaces in a stepped pyramid shape, decorating them with elaborate reliefs and inscriptions. These structures have earned the Maya their reputation as the great artists of Mesoamerica.