Chalchihuites culture

Chalchihuites culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 200 to 1100 CE, a span of 900 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Farmers and miners of Zacatecas and Durango on the northern frontier of Mesoamerica. Their center at Alta Vista was aligned to the Tropic of Cancer and they mined blue-green stone for trade.

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Facts

Dates

c. 200 to 1100 CE

Duration

900 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Northern Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 200 Pyramid of the Sun completed
• 378 Teotihuacan intervenes at Tikal
• 695 Tikal defeats Calakmul
• 850 Classic Maya collapse

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE
• Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
• Tikal (Mutal) c. 90 to 900 CE
• Mixtec kingdoms c. 900 to 1522 CE
• Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) c. 400 to 900 CE
• Chichen Itza c. 750 to 1200 CE
• Toltec state (Tula) c. 900 to 1150 CE
• Cholula c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE
• Kaminaljuyu c. 800 BCE to 800 CE
• Zapotec city-states (Zaachila, Mitla) c. 850 to 1521 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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