Mixtec civilization
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The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mixtec civilization canonical | 24 |
| Mixtec culture | 4 |
| Mixtec | 1 |
| Mixtec dynasties | 1 |
| Mixtec polities | 1 |
| Mixteca civilization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227205 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mixtec civilization Context triple: [Mesoamerica, knownFor, Mixtec civilization]
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Zapotec 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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Toltec civilization
The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
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Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mixtec civilization Target entity description: The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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A.
Zapotec 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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B.
Toltec civilization
The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
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C.
Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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D.
Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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E.
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
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indigenous civilization of Mexico ⓘ pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mixtec civilization
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surface form:
Mixteca civilization
Ñuu Savi civilization ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Monte Albán
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surface form:
Monte Albán (late Mixtec occupation)
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| conqueredBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| conquestCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| cosmology | sacred landscape of mountains and caves ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | ballgame ⓘ |
| developedIn | present-day Mexico ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | agriculture ⓘ |
| engagedIn | long-distance trade ⓘ |
| ethnonymOf | Mixtec people ⓘ |
| flourished |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
|
| governedBy | dynastic rulers ⓘ |
| heartland |
Mixteca Alta
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Mixteca Baja ⓘ Mixteca de la Costa ⓘ |
| heritageContinuesIn |
modern Mixtec communities of Guerrero
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modern Mixtec communities of Oaxaca ⓘ modern Mixtec communities of Puebla ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Aztec Empire
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Central Mexican polities ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex genealogical histories
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elaborate funerary offerings ⓘ fine jewelry ⓘ intricate codices ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ powerful city-states ⓘ sophisticated metallurgy ⓘ turquoise mosaics ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
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maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| majorCenter |
Coixtlahuaca
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Tilantongo ⓘ Tututepec ⓘ Yucuñudahui ⓘ |
| metalworkingSpecialty |
copper alloys
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gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| metalworkingTechnique |
filigree
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inlay ⓘ lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| mythology | origin myths of the Rain People ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Codex Becker I
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Codex Bodley ⓘ Codex Selden ⓘ
surface form:
Codex Colombino
Codex Nuttall ⓘ Codex Selden ⓘ Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
hereditary kingdoms
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network of city-states ⓘ |
| practiced |
ancestor veneration
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ritual sacrifice ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Guerrero
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Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ |
| produced |
Mixtec pictographic script
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surface form:
Mixtec codices
genealogical histories of ruling dynasties ⓘ |
| recorded | alliances and wars in codices ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| spoke | Mixtec languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classic period
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Late Formative period ⓘ Postclassic period ⓘ |
| traded |
feathers
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jade ⓘ precious metals ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mixtec pictographic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Mixtec civilization Description of subject: The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
Referenced by (32)
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