This table can be used as a reference when terms like Preclassic or Classic are thrown out there. I will continue to build a timeline as more things are discussed in this blog.
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Chronology 6000 BC - 2000 BC 2000 BC - 1000 BC 1000 BC - 400 BC 400 BC - 250 AD - 550 AD - 900 AD - 1250 AD 1250 AD - 1520 AD 1520 AD - present |
Era Archaic or developmental Early Preclassic Middle Preclassic Late Preclassic Early Late Early Postclassic Late Postclassic Colonial and modern |
Characteristics Development of agriculture; fishing specialization Expansion of villages, decorative pottery, ocean sailing Expansion to highlands; architecture; calendar Writing, state structures and dynastic rule Great expansion of number of city-states Population peak, warfare among city-states Population loss in old sites; new multi-cultural cities Continued fall and rise of new states Conquest, resistance, assimilation, reappearance in modern social movements |
