The Archaic Period: 7000 to 2000 BC The Preclassic Period: Early Preclassic – 2000 to 1000 BC Middle Preclassic – 1000 to 300 BC Late Preclassic – 300 BC to AD 250 The Classic Period: Early Classic – AD 250 to 600 Late Classic – AD 600 to 900 Terminal Classic – AD 900 to 1000 The Postclassic Period: Early Postclassic – AD 1000 to 1250 Late Postclassic – AD 1250 to 1521 The Spanish Invasion – AD 1521
