Zapotec civilization
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The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zapotec civilization canonical | 32 |
| Zapotec culture | 2 |
| Zapotec Classic period | 1 |
| Zapotec architecture | 1 |
| Zapotec polities of Oaxaca | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227202 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Zapotec civilization Context triple: [Mesoamerica, knownFor, Zapotec civilization]
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Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
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Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zapotec civilization Target entity description: The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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A.
Olmec civilization
The Olmec civilization was an early Mesoamerican culture, flourishing around 1500–400 BCE, renowned for its colossal stone heads, complex religious iconography, and foundational influence on later civilizations like the Maya and Aztec.
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B.
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was an advanced pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and complex calendar.
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C.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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D.
Chavín culture
The Chavín culture was an early, influential pre-Columbian civilization in the northern Andean highlands of Peru, known for its monumental religious centers, distinctive stone carvings, and role as a major cultural precursor in Andean history.
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E.
Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican civilization
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archaeological culture ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| declinedAround | 8th century CE ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
beans cultivation
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long-distance trade ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
| emergedAround | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zapotec people ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Classic period
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Late Formative period ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Monte Albán ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancestor veneration
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ballcourts ⓘ complex urban centers ⓘ early writing system ⓘ elaborate funerary practices ⓘ hierarchical social structure ⓘ hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ polychrome ceramics ⓘ state-level political organization ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ terraced hilltop cities ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Zapotec
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surface form:
Zapotec languages
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| hasMajorSite |
Dainzú
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Lambityeco ⓘ Mitla ⓘ Monte Albán ⓘ Yagul ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mixtec civilization
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later Mesoamerican cultures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Olmec civilization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Mesoamerican writing
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funerary urns ⓘ hilltop defensive sites ⓘ tomb architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oaxaca Valley
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present-day Mexico ⓘ southern Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Mesoamerican cultural area
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| politicalCenter | Monte Albán ⓘ |
| practiced |
calendar-based rituals
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ritual human sacrifice ⓘ |
| reachedApogee |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
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surface form:
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| usedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
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365-day solar calendar ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem |
Zapotec
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surface form:
Zapotec script
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How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Zapotec civilization Description of subject: The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
Referenced by (37)
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