Beginning of the Maya Classic Period

Timeline

1. 200–250City-state region of the Maya lowlands · MesoamericaPolitical structures of large Late Preclassic centers such as Calakmul and Tikal tended toward maturity, and the Long Count calendar system was perfected, creating the conditions for Classic Period political competition and cultural flourishing.
2. 250–300Tikal · GuatemalaCity-states began to erect dated stelae in large numbers and build stepped pyramid temples, recording accessions of rulers, warfare, and sacrificial activities; Maya writing and calendrical astronomy entered a phase of systematic development, which scholars generally take as the formal beginning of the Classic Period.