Mixtec

(proper noun)

A Mesoamerican people who lived in southern Mexico before the rise of the Aztecs.

Related Terms

  • logographic
  • codices
  • metallurgy
  • Mixtec Codices

Examples of Mixtec in the following topics:

  • Codices of the Mixtec

    • The Mixtecs were one of the most influential ethnic groups to emerge in Mesoamerica during the Post-Classic.
    • Later, during the Post-Classic, the Mixtecs slowly moved into adjacent valleys and then into the great Valley of Oaxaca.
    • They are also, however, the names of Mixtec nobles; among Mixtec nobles, a person's name is often his or her birthday.
    • Pre-Columbian Mixtec are mainly concerned with histories.
    • Mixtec codices were made of deerskin and folded like an accordion.
  • The Mixteca-Puebla Tradition

    • The Mixteca-Puelba tradition of artistry originates from the pre-Columbian Mixtec peoples from the region of Puebla, Mesoamerica.
    • The term Mixteca (or Mixtecs) comes from the Nahuatl word mixtecah, meaning "cloud people."
    • Evaluate the Mixteca-Puebla tradition of art as it relates to Mixtec arts and crafts.
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