The Zapotec civilization (Be'ena'a (Zapotec) "The People"; c. 700 BC–1521 AD) is 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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Pre-Columbian era (redirect from Pre-Columbian Civilizations)
Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Mayas, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Huastecs, Purepecha, Toltecs, and Mexica/Aztecs. The Mexica civilization is...
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Human history (redirect from History of human civilization)
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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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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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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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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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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