Zapotec

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Mesoamerican civilization ethnic group indigenous people

The Zapotec are an indigenous Mesoamerican people primarily from the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, known for their ancient civilization, distinctive language family, and rich cultural traditions.

Aliases (6)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesoamerican civilization → ethnic group → indigenous people →
capitalCityInAntiquity	Monte Albán →
country	Mexico →
culturalHeritageStatus	indigenous peoples of Mexico →
diaspora	United States →
economy	beans cultivation → craft production → maize agriculture → pottery → squash cultivation → weaving →
ethnonym	Bènizàa →
hasLanguage	Isthmus Zapotec → Sierra Zapotec → Valley Zapotec → Zapotec languages →
historicalRegion	Mesoamerica →
knownFor	ancient urban planning → ballgame courts → calendar system → communal fiestas → guelaguetza reciprocity system → hieroglyphic writing → rich textile traditions → terraced agriculture → traditional music →
languageFamily	Oto-Manguean languages → Zapotecan languages →
majorArchaeologicalSite	Mitla → Monte Albán →
meaningOfEthnonym	Cloud People →
neighboringCulture	Mazatec → Mixe → Mixtec →
politicalOrganizationInAntiquity	city-state system →
populationRegion	Guerrero → Oaxaca state NERFINISHED → Veracruz →
primaryRegion	Oaxaca →
religion	Protestantism → Roman Catholicism → Zapotec religion →
socialOrganization	cargo system → communal land tenure →
subregion	Isthmus of Tehuantepec → Oaxaca Valley → Sierra Norte de Oaxaca → Sierra Sur de Oaxaca →
timeDepth	classic period → preclassic period →
traditionalDeity	Cocijo → Coquihani → Pitao Cozobi →
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageContext	Guelaguetza festival of Oaxaca →
writingSystem	Zapotec script →
writingSystemType	logosyllabic script →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Zapotec ("Zapotec languages") → Zapotec ("Isthmus Zapotec") → Zapotec ("Valley Zapotec") → Zapotec ("Sierra Zapotec") → Zapotec civilization ("Zapotec languages") →	hasLanguage
State of Oaxaca ("Zapotec languages") → Veracruz →	hasIndigenousLanguages
Oto-Manguean languages →	hasMemberLanguage
Oaxaca ("Zapotec languages") →	hasRecognizedIndigenousLanguages
Oto-Manguean languages ("Zapotecan languages") →	hasSubfamily
Sierra Madre del Sur →	indigenousGroups
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca ("Zapotec languages") →	languageRegionFor
Benito Juárez →	languageSpoken
Zapotec civilization ("Zapotec script") →	usedWritingSystem