Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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The Postclassic period of Mesoamerica was the final pre-Columbian era (roughly 900–1521 CE) marked by intensified warfare, long-distance trade, urban centers, and powerful states such as the Aztec Empire.
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Target entity: Postclassic period of Mesoamerica Context triple: [Aztec Empire, partOf, Postclassic period of Mesoamerica]
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Classic period in Mesoamerica
The Classic period in Mesoamerica was a flourishing era (roughly 250–900 CE) marked by the rise of great city-states like Teotihuacan, Tikal, and Palenque, characterized by monumental architecture, complex writing and calendrical systems, and extensive trade networks.
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Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
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Archaic period in the Americas
The Archaic period in the Americas was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies gradually adopting more settled lifeways, regional diversification, and early plant domestication before the rise of complex agricultural civilizations.
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Andean Late Horizon
The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Postclassic period of Mesoamerica Target entity description: The Postclassic period of Mesoamerica was the final pre-Columbian era (roughly 900–1521 CE) marked by intensified warfare, long-distance trade, urban centers, and powerful states such as the Aztec Empire.
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A.
Classic period in Mesoamerica
The Classic period in Mesoamerica was a flourishing era (roughly 250–900 CE) marked by the rise of great city-states like Teotihuacan, Tikal, and Palenque, characterized by monumental architecture, complex writing and calendrical systems, and extensive trade networks.
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B.
Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
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C.
Archaic period in the Americas
The Archaic period in the Americas was a long prehistoric era marked by hunter-gatherer societies gradually adopting more settled lifeways, regional diversification, and early plant domestication before the rise of complex agricultural civilizations.
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D.
Andean Late Horizon
The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (103)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological period
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historical period ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Aztecs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec culture
Mixtec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec culture
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Maya culture
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Tarascan culture
Toltec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Toltec culture
|
| calendarSystem |
260-day ritual calendar (Tonalpohualli / Tzolkʼin)
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365-day solar calendar (Xiuhpohualli / Haabʼ) ⓘ Calendar Round ⓘ Long Count use in some Maya regions ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
fortified sites
ⓘ
increased militarism ⓘ increased population mobility ⓘ intensified warfare ⓘ intensive market systems ⓘ international-style iconography ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ powerful states ⓘ religious syncretism ⓘ urban centers ⓘ widespread use of metal objects ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ballgame rituals
ⓘ
codex production ⓘ complex calendrical systems ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ ritual warfare (xochiyaoyotl) ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup |
Maya peoples
ⓘ
Mixtec people ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtecs
Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahuas
Purépecha people ⓘ
surface form:
Purépecha (Tarascans)
Zapotecs ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage |
Classical Nahuatl
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Mixtec languages ⓘ Purépecha language ⓘ Yucatec Maya ⓘ Zapotec ⓘ
surface form:
Zapotec languages
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| dominantLanguageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
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| economicActivity |
chinampa farming in Central Mexico
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intensive agriculture ⓘ long-distance pochteca trade ⓘ tribute collection ⓘ |
| endCause | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1521 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Spanish colonial period in Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| follows |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic period of Mesoamerica
Epiclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity |
Tenochtitlan
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Tula (Tollan) ⓘ |
| hasImportantSite |
Cacaxtla
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surface form:
Cacaxtla-Xochitécatl
Cempoala ⓘ Chichén Itzá ⓘ Maya civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Mayapán
Mitla ⓘ Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
Tzintzuntzan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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| importantDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
ⓘ
Itzamna ⓘ Kukulcán ⓘ
surface form:
Kʼukʼulkan
Quetzalcoatl ⓘ Tezcatlipoca ⓘ Tlaloc ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| majorState |
Aztec Empire
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Itza polities of the Maya lowlands ⓘ Kaqchikel Maya kingdom ⓘ Quiché ⓘ
surface form:
Kʼicheʼ Maya kingdom
Mixtec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Mixtec polities
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Tarascan state of Michoacán
Toltec state ⓘ Zapotec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Zapotec polities of Oaxaca
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| notableAlliance |
Aztec Empire
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surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
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| notableDocument |
Books of Chilam Balam
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Codex Borbonicus ⓘ Codex Borgia ⓘ Codex Mendoza ⓘ Codex Nuttall ⓘ Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ Codex Nuttall ⓘ
surface form:
Codex Zouche-Nuttall
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| partOf | Mesoamerican chronology ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
city-states (altepetl)
ⓘ
confederations and alliances ⓘ tributary empires ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec mythology
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surface form:
Aztec religion
Postclassic Maya religion ⓘ polytheistic religions ⓘ |
| startTime |
Early Postclassic: circa 900–1200 CE
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Late Postclassic: circa 1200–1521 CE ⓘ circa 900 CE ⓘ |
| tradeGood |
cacao
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copper bells and tools ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ feathers ⓘ jade ⓘ obsidian ⓘ salt ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Aztec pictographic writing
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Mixtec codical writing ⓘ Postclassic Maya hieroglyphic writing ⓘ |
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Subject: Postclassic period of Mesoamerica Description of subject: The Postclassic period of Mesoamerica was the final pre-Columbian era (roughly 900–1521 CE) marked by intensified warfare, long-distance trade, urban centers, and powerful states such as the Aztec Empire.
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