Ñuu Savi civilization

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The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.

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instanceOf Mesoamerican culture
indigenous people of Mexico
pre-Columbian civilization
affectedBy Spanish colonization of the Americas
alsoKnownAs Mixtec civilization
Mixtec people
surface form: Mixtecs

Ñuu Savi
artMedium ceramics
deerskin codices
metal objects
stuccoed walls
artStyle highly detailed narrative scenes
conqueredBy Spanish Empire
culturalRegion Mixteca Alta
Mixteca Baja
Mixteca de la Costa
Oaxaca highlands
economy agriculture-based economy
endonym Ñuu Savi
engagedIn craft specialization
long-distance trade
metallurgy
flourishedDuring Late Classic period of Mesoamerica
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
governmentType city-state system
heritageStatus part of contemporary indigenous heritage of Mexico
influencedBy Zapotec civilization
interactedWith Aztec Empire
Zapotecs
knownFor complex genealogy records
elaborate jewelry
intricate goldwork
pictographic writing system
polychrome ceramics
richly illustrated codices
sophisticated city-states
language Mixtec languages
locatedIn Guerrero
Oaxaca
Puebla
southern Mexico
mainCrops beans
chili peppers
maize
squash
notableCodex Codex Bodley
Codex Colombino
Codex Nuttall
Codex Selden
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I
partOf Mesoamerica
politicalStructure hereditary rulers
independent city-states
nobility
practiced ancestor veneration
calendar rituals
ritual warfare
produced Mixtec codices
religion Mesoamerican religion
polytheism
socialClass commoners
craft specialists
nobility
slaves
socialStructure stratified society
specializedIn featherwork
goldsmithing
turquoise inlay
timePeriod approximately 9th to 16th centuries CE
usedCalendar 260-day ritual calendar
365-day solar calendar
writingSystem Mixtec pictographic script

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Mixtec civilization alsoKnownAs Ñuu Savi civilization