Ñuu Savi civilization

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The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican culture ⓘ
indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
affectedBy Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixtecs ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec people

Ñuu Savi ⓘ
artMedium ceramics ⓘ
deerskin codices ⓘ
metal objects ⓘ
stuccoed walls ⓘ
artStyle highly detailed narrative scenes ⓘ
conqueredBy Spanish Empire ⓘ
culturalRegion Mixteca Alta ⓘ
Mixteca Baja ⓘ
Mixteca de la Costa ⓘ
Oaxaca highlands ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
endonym Ñuu Savi ⓘ
engagedIn craft specialization ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ
flourishedDuring Late Classic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
governmentType city-state system ⓘ
heritageStatus part of contemporary indigenous heritage of Mexico ⓘ
influencedBy Zapotec civilization ⓘ
interactedWith Aztec Empire ⓘ
Zapotecs ⓘ
knownFor complex genealogy records ⓘ
elaborate jewelry ⓘ
intricate goldwork ⓘ
pictographic writing system ⓘ
polychrome ceramics ⓘ
richly illustrated codices ⓘ
sophisticated city-states ⓘ
language Mixtec languages ⓘ
locatedIn Guerrero ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
chili peppers ⓘ
maize ⓘ
squash ⓘ
notableCodex Codex Bodley ⓘ
Codex Colombino ⓘ
Codex Nuttall ⓘ
Codex Selden ⓘ
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ
partOf Mesoamerica ⓘ
politicalStructure hereditary rulers ⓘ
independent city-states ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
practiced ancestor veneration ⓘ
calendar rituals ⓘ
ritual warfare ⓘ
produced Mixtec codices ⓘ
religion Mesoamerican religion ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ
socialClass commoners ⓘ
craft specialists ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
socialStructure stratified society ⓘ
specializedIn featherwork ⓘ
goldsmithing ⓘ
turquoise inlay ⓘ
timePeriod approximately 9th to 16th centuries CE ⓘ
usedCalendar 260-day ritual calendar ⓘ
365-day solar calendar ⓘ
writingSystem Mixtec pictographic script ⓘ

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Mixtec civilization → alsoKnownAs → Ñuu Savi civilization ⓘ