Zapotec people

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The Zapotec people are an Indigenous Mesoamerican group from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their ancient urban centers like Monte Albán, rich traditions, and enduring Zapotec languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Mesoamerican people
ethnic group
archaeologicalCulture Zapotec civilization
capitalOfAncientState Monte Albán
country Mexico
culturalRegion Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxacan Highlands
ethnonym Zapotecs
hasSubgroup Isthmus Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec

Sierra Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec

Southern Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec people

Valley Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec people
historicalCity Mitla
Monte Albán
historicalPeriod Classic Mesoamerica
Preclassic Mesoamerica
knownFor complex calendar system
early urban development in Mesoamerica
indigenous governance systems
one of the earliest writing systems in Mesoamerica
rich textile traditions
traditional agriculture
language Zapotec languages
linked to: Zapotec
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages
nativeTo Mesoamerica
Mexico
Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca state
partOf Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Oto-Manguean peoples
politicalOrganization municipalities with usos y costumbres
pre-Columbian city-states
primaryRegion Oaxaca
relatedEthnicGroup Chatino people
Mazatec people
linked to: Mazatec

Mixtec people
religion Indigenous Mesoamerican religion
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
significantPopulationIn Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
traditionalEconomy beans cultivation
ceramics
craft production
maize cultivation
squash cultivation
weaving
traditionalReligionFeature agricultural rituals
ancestor veneration
veneration of rain deities
UNESCOIntangibleHeritageContext traditional indigenous festivals of Mexico (contextual)
writingSystem Zapotec script

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Zapotec civilization ethnicGroup Zapotec people
Oaxaca hasIndigenousGroup Zapotec people
Benito Juárez ethnicGroup Zapotec people
Southern Mexico hasEthnicGroup Zapotec people
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Pochutec ethnicGroup Pochutla people
linked to: Zapotec people
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca inhabitedBy Zapotec communities
linked to: Zapotec people
Oaxaca Valley indigenousGroup Zapotec people
Zapotec people hasSubgroup Valley Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec people
Zapotec people hasSubgroup Southern Zapotecs
linked to: Zapotec people
Zapotec script usedBy Zapotec people
Chatino people relatedEthnicGroup Zapotec people
Guelaguetza associatedWithEthnicGroup Zapotec people
Mixtec people relatedEthnicGroup Zapotec people
Region of Sierra Sur hasEthnicGroup Zapotec people
Juchitán de Zaragoza ethnicGroup Zapotec people
Bènizàa selfDesignationOf Zapotec people of Oaxaca
linked to: Zapotec people
Cloud People refersTo Zapotec people
Cloud People appliedTo Zapotec communities in Oaxaca
linked to: Zapotec people
Cloud People hasEthnicGroup Zapotec people
Pitao Cozobi ethnicGroup Zapotec people
Coquihani ethnicGroupAssociatedWith Zapotec people
Coquihani worshippedBy Zapotec people
Alfonso Caso ethnographicFocus Zapotec people
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca inhabitedBy Zapotec people
Oaxaca (state) hasEthnicGroup Zapotec people
subject linked to: Oaxaca state