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    The Zapotec civilization (Be'ena'a (Zapotec) "The People"; c. 700 BC–1521 AD) is an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley...
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    are monolingual in one of the Native Zapotec languages and dialects. In pre-Columbian times, the Zapotec civilization was one of the highly developed cultures...
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  • Look up zapotec in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zapotec (English: /ˈsɒpoʊˌtɛk/) or zapoteca may refer to: Zapotec civilization, a historical indigenous...
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    Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Mayas, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Huastecs, Purepecha, Toltecs, and Mexica/Aztecs. The Mexica civilization is...
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  • societies were built, the most notable being the Zapotec civilization (700 BCE–1521 CE), and the Maya civilization, which reached its highest state of development...
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    Rising in the late Pre-Classic era after the decline of the Olmec civilization, the Zapotecs of present-day Oaxaca built an empire around Monte Albán. One...
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    Muxe (category Zapotec civilization)
    In Zapotec cultures of Oaxaca (southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled muxhe; [muʃeʔ]) is a person assigned male at birth who dresses and behaves in ways...
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    Cocijo (category Zapotec deities)
    Cociyo, otherwise known as Guziu in the Zapotec language) is a lightning deity of the pre-Columbian Zapotec civilization of southern Mexico. He has attributes...
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    the Tlacolula arm to the east. The Oaxaca Valley was home to the Zapotec civilization, one of the earliest complex societies in Mesoamerica, and the later...
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    civilization. The Mixtecs are one of the oldest populations of Mesoamerica. Their language belongs to the Mixtec language group, related to Zapotec and...
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    Olmecs (redirect from Olmec civilization)
    0-500-28440-7., p. 122. Marcus, Joyce; Kent V. Flannery (1996). Zapotec Civilization: How Urban Society Evolved in Mexico's Oaxaca Valley. London: Thames...
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    The Maya civilization (/ˈmaɪə/) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples...
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    characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, although other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec practiced it as well. The extent...
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  • Notable deities include: Cocijo, god of rain Coquihani, god of light Copijcha, god of war Cozobi, god of maize Pecala, god of dreams Zapotec civilization...
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    Tequio (category Zapotec civilization)
    In Mexico, the task or collective work that each person owes to their indigenous community is known as tequio. Since it is done for the benefit of the...
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    Dynasty starting with the coronation of Psamtik I. In Mesoamerica, the Zapotec civilization began to develop in the area later known as the Valley of Oaxaca...
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    Zapotec civilization established their first known traditions of astronomy and mathematics for producing calendars, followed by other civilizations such...
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  • Uaxactun (Maya civilization, Dept.of Peten, Guatemala) Dzibilchaltun (Maya civilization, northern Yucatan, Mexico) Monte Albán (Zapotec civilization, Oaxaca...
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  • Isolated civilizations in relation to the Afro-Eurasia. Olmec civilization (little information about their type of government) Zapotec civilization (little...
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    states. Japan is in the Yayoi period. The Olmec civilization declines, and the Maya and Zapotec civilizations emerge in Mesoamerica. The Chavín culture flourishes...
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  • (1425–1522) Xicotencatl II, Tlacochcalcatl, de facto ruler (?–1521) Zapotec civilization – Zaachila – Cocijoeza, Emperor (1487–1529) Tehuantepec – Cosijopii...
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  • Totoquilhuaztli, Tlatoani (1430–1469) Chimalpopoca, Tlatoani (1469–?) Zapotec civilization – Zaachila – Zaachila Yoo, King (1386–1415) Zaachila II, King (1415–1454)...
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    Guiengola (category Zapotec sites)
    other, and 2 pyramids, one to the east and one to the west. The Zapotec civilization had its beginnings in the Oaxaca valley in the late 6th Century BC...
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    of civilization is a location and a culture where civilization was developed independent of other civilizations in other locations. A civilization is...
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    The Etruscan civilization (/ɪˈtrʌskən/ ih-TRUS-kən) was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy...
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  • Tlatoani (1395-c. 1417) Tepanec – Tetzotzomoc, Tlatoani (1367–1426) Zapotec civilization – Zaachila – Zaachila Yoo, King (1386–1415) Colombia Muisca Confederation...
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    whom are monolingual in one of the native Zapotec languages. In pre-Columbian times the Zapotec civilization was one of the highly developed cultures of...
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    (1480–1510 CE) Wars of the Zapotecs Campaigns of Cosijoeza (r. 1487–1504 CE) Zapotec conquest of Tehuantepec (1487 CE) Zapotec warfare and resistance against...
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    Aztecs (redirect from Aztec civilization)
    The Aztecs (/ˈæztɛks/ AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec...
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    Mesoamerica dates to 600 BC with the Zapotec civilization. The ancient Near East is considered the cradle of civilization. It was the first to practice intensive...
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