The Zapotec
After the decline of the Olmec people, other civilizations vied for control of the region. One particularly well-known group is the Zapotec
civilization that followed the Olmec; their descendants still live in Oaxaca today , who first developed their society in what is now the state of Oaxaca a state in Mexico in southern Mexico. In the 700s BCE, the Zapotec began constructing a city located at Monte Albán . This city included pyramids elaborate tombs, and even a ball field. The inhabitants of this city most likely had a written calendar and language as well. The settlement at Monte Albán flourished primarily from 300 to 900 CE. During that time, it was the largest and most important center in Mesoamerica. In the last centuries before the Spanish conquest, the settlement became less important and was inhabited by the Mixtec, whose culture merged with that of the Zapotec.
civilization that followed the Olmec; their descendants still live in Oaxaca today , who first developed their society in what is now the state of Oaxaca a state in Mexico in southern Mexico. In the 700s BCE, the Zapotec began constructing a city located at Monte Albán . This city included pyramids elaborate tombs, and even a ball field. The inhabitants of this city most likely had a written calendar and language as well. The settlement at Monte Albán flourished primarily from 300 to 900 CE. During that time, it was the largest and most important center in Mesoamerica. In the last centuries before the Spanish conquest, the settlement became less important and was inhabited by the Mixtec, whose culture merged with that of the Zapotec.