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.

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Generate an image of a mixtec civilization (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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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture ⓘ
indigenous civilization of Mexico ⓘ
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mixteca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization

Ñuu Savi civilization ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Monte Albán (late Mixtec occupation) ⓘ
linked to: Monte Albán
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 Mesoamerica ⓘ
governedBy dynastic rulers ⓘ
heartland Mixteca Alta ⓘ
Mixteca Baja ⓘ
Mixteca de la Costa ⓘ
heritageContinuesIn modern Mixtec communities of Guerrero ⓘ
modern Mixtec communities of Oaxaca ⓘ
modern Mixtec communities of Puebla ⓘ
interactedWith Aztec Empire ⓘ
Central Mexican polities ⓘ
Zapotec civilization ⓘ
knownFor complex genealogical histories ⓘ
elaborate funerary offerings ⓘ
fine jewelry ⓘ
intricate codices ⓘ
polychrome ceramics ⓘ
powerful city-states ⓘ
sophisticated metallurgy ⓘ
turquoise mosaics ⓘ
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ
locatedIn Mesoamerica ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
squash ⓘ
majorCenter Coixtlahuaca ⓘ
Tilantongo ⓘ
Tututepec ⓘ
Yucuñudahui ⓘ
metalworkingSpecialty copper alloys ⓘ
gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
metalworkingTechnique filigree ⓘ
inlay ⓘ
lost-wax casting ⓘ
mythology origin myths of the Rain People ⓘ
notableWork Codex Becker I ⓘ
Codex Bodley ⓘ
Codex Colombino ⓘ
linked to: Codex Selden

Codex Nuttall ⓘ
Codex Selden ⓘ
Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ
politicalOrganization hereditary kingdoms ⓘ
network of city-states ⓘ
practiced ancestor veneration ⓘ
ritual sacrifice ⓘ
primaryRegion Guerrero ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
Puebla ⓘ
produced Mixtec codices ⓘ
genealogical histories of ruling dynasties ⓘ
recorded alliances and wars in codices ⓘ
religion polytheism ⓘ
spoke Mixtec languages ⓘ
timePeriod Classic period ⓘ
Late Formative period ⓘ
Postclassic period ⓘ
traded feathers ⓘ
jade ⓘ
precious metals ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ
writingSystem Mixtec pictographic script ⓘ

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Mesoamerica → knownFor → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Pre-Columbian era → includesCivilization → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur → indigenousGroups → Mixtec ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Zapotec civilization → influenced → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Toltec civilization → influenced → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixtec civilization → alsoKnownAs → Mixteca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Monte Albán → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Oaxaca Hall → focusesOnCulture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → majorState → Mixtec polities ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → archaeologicalCulture → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Calendar Round → usedInCulture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar → usedBy → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Ñuu Savi civilization → alsoKnownAs → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Codex Nuttall → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Yucuñudahui → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Codex Bodley → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mitla → associatedWith → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Codex Selden → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Codex Selden → mainSubject → Mixtec dynasties ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Codex Becker I → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixteca Baja → coreAreaOf → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Tilantongo → partOf → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixteca de la Costa → historicallyInhabitedBy → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixteca Alta → coreRegionOf → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mixteca Alta → culture → Mixtec culture ⓘ
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Tututepec → partOf → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Region of Valles Centrales → knownFor → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Coixtlahuaca → partOf → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican chronology → includesCulture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican mythology → associatedWith → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Zapotecs → influenced → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendar → usedBy → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Sacred Round → usedByCulture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican archaeology → relatedTo → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw → associatedWith → Mixtec city-states ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Tilantongo region → associatedWith → Mixtec city-states ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Tilantongo region → culture → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Tlaxiaco region → historicalRegionOf → Mixteca Alta civilization ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Tlaxiaco region → culture → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Feathered Serpent → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Mesoamerican ballgame → practicedBy → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Adobe Group → culturalContext → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Mixteca region → historicalInhabitants → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Yanhuitlán → hasHeritage → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization
Achiutla → culture → Mixtec civilization ⓘ
Fiesta de los Lunes del Cerro → associatedWith → Mixtec culture ⓘ
linked to: Mixtec civilization