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The Zapotec is a Native American tribe in Age of Empires III that replaces the Aztecs in The WarChiefs expansion. Like all natives, they can be allied with by building a Trading Post at their Trading Post site.
Unit[]
Zapotec Lightning Warrior: Zapotec warrior armed with a shield and a sword.
Technologies[]
Zapotec technologies focus on increasing an ally's economy and bolstering their hand infantry.
| Age | Technology | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Zapotec Cloud People
|
225 food, 225 coin |
Ships 100 wood for every 2 minutes the game has passed, up to 30 minutes |
 Zapotec Cult of the Dead
|
200 wood, 200 coin |
Melee infantry get +20% attack | |
 Zapotec Food of the Gods
|
175 wood, 175 coin |
Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Settler Wagons, and Villagers gather food 10% faster |
In-game dialogue[]
Zapotec units speaks the Diidxazá (also known as the Isthmus/Juchitán Zapotec) language.
- Select 1 Nayshina
- Select 2 Ya - Yes
- Move 1 Ya - Yes
- Move 2 Yanna - Now
- Attack 1 Ricaa saa! - Fight!
History[]
| “ | The Zapotec, a Mesoamerican people who developed an advanced civilization, inhabited cities as well as towns, their homes built from stones and mortar. They had an early written language system, which perhaps influenced other Mesoamerican writing systems developed by the Aztec, Maya, and Mixtec. The Zapotec lived in the Oaxaca region of modern Mexico, with a marvelous capital city of Monte Alban. They were advanced both socially and militarily - indeed, they managed to maintain their autonomy from the larger Aztec empire. They held out from the Spanish invaders until the mid sixteenth century. The name “Zapotec” was given them by their rivals to the north, the Aztec. However, their creation tales spoke of their origins from supernatural beings from above, hence their native name Be’ena Za’a, or “people of the clouds.” | ” |
Gallery[]
A Zapotec settlement with an unfinished Trading Post
