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    The Zapotec civilization (Be'ena'a (Zapotec) "The People"; c. 700 BC–1521 AD) was 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • Zapotec civilization established their first known traditions of astronomy and mathematics for producing calendars, followed by other civilizations such...
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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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    A cradle of civilization is a location and a culture where civilization was developed independent of other civilizations in other locations. The formation...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • and Sister Encarnación on a field trip to Monte Albán built by the Zapotec civilization. Ignacio, by now, has earned Encarnación's favor, as demonstrated...
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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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  • Uaxactun (Maya civilization, Dept.of Peten, Guatemala) Dzibilchaltun (Maya civilization, northern Yucatan, Mexico) Monte Albán (Zapotec civilization, Oaxaca...
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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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    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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  • writing system appears in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization. c. 600 BC: Rise of the Sao civilization near Lake Chad. 594 BC: Solon appointed Archon...
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    2014. Retrieved 24 June 2013. Cartwright, M. (28 October 2013). "Zapotec Civilization". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2 December 2017. de Vries...
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    Aztecs (redirect from Aztec civilization)
    fully developed writing system like the Maya; however, like the Maya and Zapotec, they did use a writing system that combined logographic signs with phonetic...
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  • Hayandose (category Zapotec civilization)
    is a cultural category used to express membership and belonging among Zapotec migrants, described by cultural anthropologist Lourdes Gutiérrez-Nájera...
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  • México Indígena (category Zapotec civilization)
    México Indígena is a project of the American Geographical Society to organize teams of geographers to research the geography of indigenous populations...
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    Huastec, Maya, Mixtec, Olmec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Totonac, and Zapotec civilizations that preceded both Spanish colonialism and modern Mexican culture...
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