13 Facts About Zapotec civilization

Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica.

Zapotec civilization originated in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca in the late 6th century BC.

Zapotec civilization state formed at Monte Alban began to expand during the late Monte Alban 1 phase and throughout the Monte Alban 2 phase .

The Zapotec civilization conquered or colonized settlements far beyond The Valley of Oaxaca.

Name Zapotec civilization is an exonym; they were referred to by Nahuatl speakers as tzapotecah, which means "inhabitants of the place of sapote".

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The Zapotec civilization referred to themselves by some variant of the term Be'ena'a, which means "The Cloud People".

Zapotec civilization languages belong to a language family called Oto-manguean, an ancient family of Mesoamerican languages.

Zapotec civilization languages are spoken in parts of the Northern Sierra, the Central Valleys as well as in parts of the Southern Sierra, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and along parts of the Pacific Coast.

Zapotec civilization is a tone language, which means that the meaning of a word is often determined by voice pitch, essential for understanding the meaning of different words.

Central Valleys of Oaxaca, the cradle of Zapotec civilization, are three broad valleys—Etla in the west, Ocotlan in the south and Mitla in the east—that join at an altitude of about 4500 feet above sea level in the center of what today is the state of Oaxaca.

Innovation of farming enabled the Zapotec civilization to pay tribute to the Spanish conquerors and create enough surplus to feed themselves despite natural disasters and disease.

The Zapotec civilization script appears to have gone out of use in the late Classic period.

Zapotec civilization used dedication rituals to sanctify their living spaces and structures.