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221| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 221 | China [wars] | With the collapse of the Han dynasty in China, the Chinese general Cao Cao's son has power in the north, Souen Kiuan secedes from the empire in the area to the south of the River Chang Jiang, while Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor in Sichuan in the west. Three kingdoms thus arise – the Wei in the north, the Wu in the south, and the Shu Han in the west. These kingdoms fight each other for more than half a century. |
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