Zapotec civilization

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Mesoamerican civilization archaeological culture pre-Columbian civilization

The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Zapotec civilization canonical	32
Zapotec culture	2
Zapotec Classic period	1
Zapotec architecture	1
Zapotec polities of Oaxaca	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
declinedAround	8th century CE ⓘ
economyBasedOn	beans cultivation ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ
emergedAround	6th century BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Zapotec people ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod	Classic period ⓘ Late Formative period ⓘ
hasCapital	Monte Albán ⓘ
hasFeature	ancestor veneration ⓘ ballcourts ⓘ complex urban centers ⓘ early writing system ⓘ elaborate funerary practices ⓘ hierarchical social structure ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ state-level political organization ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ terraced hilltop cities ⓘ
hasLanguage	Zapotec ⓘ surface form: Zapotec languages
hasMajorSite	Dainzú ⓘ Lambityeco ⓘ Mitla ⓘ Monte Albán ⓘ Yagul ⓘ
influenced	Mixtec civilization ⓘ later Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ
influencedBy	Olmec civilization ⓘ
knownFor	early Mesoamerican writing ⓘ funerary urns ⓘ hilltop defensive sites ⓘ tomb architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Oaxaca Valley ⓘ present-day Mexico ⓘ southern Mesoamerica ⓘ
partOf	Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Mesoamerican cultural area
politicalCenter	Monte Albán ⓘ
practiced	calendar-based rituals ⓘ ritual human sacrifice ⓘ
reachedApogee	Classic period in Mesoamerica ⓘ surface form: Classic period of Mesoamerica
religion	polytheism ⓘ
usedCalendar	260-day ritual calendar ⓘ 365-day solar calendar ⓘ
usedWritingSystem	Zapotec ⓘ surface form: Zapotec script

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesoamerica → knownFor → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Maya civilization → contemporaneousWith → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Teotihuacan civilization → influenced → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Mixtec civilization → interactedWith → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Olmec civilization → influenced → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Monte Albán → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Oaxaca Hall → focusesOnCulture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

indigenous peoples of Mexico → historicalCivilization → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → majorState → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zapotec polities of Oaxaca

Oaxaca Valley → heartlandOf → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Lambityeco → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Yagul → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Mesoamerican Long Count calendar → usedBy → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Zapotec people → archaeologicalCulture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Ñuu Savi civilization → influencedBy → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Dainzú → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Cocijo → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Mitla → associatedWith → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Mitla → hasArchitecturalStyle → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zapotec architecture

Formative period of Mesoamerica → hasCulture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Main Plaza → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Main Plaza → usedDuring → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zapotec Classic period

Danzantes reliefs → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Building J → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Zapotec script → usedBy → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Zapotec script → associatedCulture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Region of Valles Centrales → knownFor → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zapotec culture

Mesoamerican chronology → includesCulture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Bènizàa → partOf → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Cloud People → usedAsNameFor → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Pitao Cozobi → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Coquihani → culture → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zapotec culture

Alfonso Caso → fieldOfWork → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Late Formative period → associatedWith → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Teotihuacan archaeological zone (partly within state jurisdiction) → influenced → Zapotec civilization ⓘ

Mesoamerican mythology → associatedWith → Zapotec civilization ⓘ