Talk:Zapotec civilization/Archive 1

Removed from article
I've cut the following two paragraphs from the end of the article, since this article is about the pre-Columbian civilization, not the Zapotec peoples in general:


 * In 1850 there was another rebellion against the local government of Oaxaca, followed in 1866 by one against the Royal French Army, during the French invasion of Mexico. In recent times, there was an uprising against the local governor Manuel Zárate Aquino in the 1970s, supported by the Mexican Army.


 * Starting in 2006, a non-violent grassroots social movement against the current governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, stemmed from the violent repression of a teacher's strike on June 16, 2006. Since then a statewide movement has grown, leading to the formation of APPO, the Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca, in which a large number of indigenous groups are involved.

There may be some usable stuff here, so I'll copy it into the Zapotec peoples talk page too. Simon Burchell (talk) 17:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Unclear that the article only pertains to Zapotec Civ
This article lacks any indication that there's an arbitrary cutoff date despite the fact that Zapotec people still exist, and presumably hold some amount of power in their communities. At the very least it should say at the top that the article is about the pre-columbian civilization, and that to learn about the present day people, see Zapotec peoples

189.250.52.64 (talk) 03:19, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Etymology
"Etymology

The name Zapotec is an exonym coming from Nahuatl tzapotēcah (singular tzapotēcatl), which means "inhabitants of the place of sapote". The Zapotec referred to themselves by some variant of the term Be'ena'a, which means "The People."

There should be some sort of a source here!

137.219.146.164 (talk) 23:53, 6 July 2011 (UTC) M Salminen

agriculture
The article does not mention the role agriculture played a role in the sustainability of the zapotec people

2001chente (talk) 04:29, 27 November 2017 (UTC)2001chente — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001chente (talk • contribs) 03:20, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

i have no idea what i am doing here is some good Cite info for the writing portion of this page SCOTT, J., & Hewitt, W. (1978). THE DANZANTES OF MONTE ALBÁN: Part I: Text. Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, (19), 1-79. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41263439 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8801:1A80:5F50:7CA3:1146:4C97:724C (talk) 06:31, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

I am confused
Granted, that is very easy to accomplish, but what is the relationship of the Zapotec people/civilization to the Maya, who occupied the adjacent area at the same time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:346:580:1FD0:644E:F42D:251C:C548 (talk) 14:03, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
 * We can start discussing that in the article just as soon as someone fines some reliable information, coupled with reliable WP:sources, about the interactions between the Zapotec and the Mayans.--Mr Fink (talk) 14:10, 12 July 2020 (UTC)