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  1. Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE); the Archaic (before 2600 BCE), the Preclassic or Formative (2500 BCE – 250 CE), the Classic (250–900 CE), and the Postclassic (900–1521 CE); as well as the post European contact Colonial ...

  2. Classic Era. c. mid 2nd century - early 10th century. Teotihuacan grows to a metropolis and its empire dominates Mesoamerica. During this time the cities of the Maya southern lowlands, such as Tikal, Palenque, and Copán have their greatest era.

  3. The Mesoamerican Classic Period can be established from around 200 to 900 A. D. However, the chronology varies in each cultural area. The precursors to this period are found in the late Preclassic Period, at around 400 B. C, when an increase in efficiency of agriculture technology led to demographic growth, a greater division of labor and ...

  4. The chronology of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica is usually divided into the following eras: Five Stage Classification. One of the most enduring classifications of archaeological periods & cultures was established in Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips ' 1958 book Method and Theory in American Archaeology.

  5. Timeline. 7000 BCE - 2000 BCE. The Archaic Period in Mesoamerica during which hunter-gatherer culture moved toward agriculture. c. 2700 BCE. Corn is first cultivated in Mesoamerica. c. 1200 BCE. San Lorenzo becomes the great ceremonial centre of the Olmec civilization. c. 1200 BCE - c. 400 BCE. The Olmec civilization flourishes in Mesoamerica.

  6. CHRONOLOGY: MESOAMERICAN TIMELINE. Archaeologists divide Mesoamerican civilizational development into three major time periods: the PreClassic or Formative period extending from 1500 B.C. - A.D. 300, the Classic period extending from A.D. 300-950, and the PostClassic period extending from A.D. 950-1521. THE PRECLASSIC PERIOD.

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  8. Historical periods are the sign posts we use to navigate the stream of Mesoamerican history. Historians and archeologists have defined these periods, such as Archaic and Classic, based on the changing characteristics of the material culture of this region. This essay provides a broad overview of the different periods of Mesoamerican history.

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