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250| 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. | | 250 | China [transport] | The earliest Chinese references to a device known as ‘the emperor's south-pointing carriage’ date to this period. An ingenious and complex system of gearing was used so that, whichever way the carriage turned, a statue on the top always pointed in the same direction. | | 250 | Central America [political events] | The Late Formative (or Pre-Classic) period in Mayan history comes to an end, and the Classic period (250–c. 800) begins, when the civilization is at its height. |
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