Before human beings developed complex societies, they lived in primitive societies. The historical consensus is that complex societies emerged from primitive societies around 4000-2000 BCE in Egypt, Mesopotamia, … See more

During the pre-industrial era, population size within cities were small with elites covering only 2% of the population. It was important for cities … See more

Prior to 3000 BCE the Nile river valley and delta were, like the majority of the world, small agricultural societies loosely associated with little cohesion. The first unified kingdom … See more

These represent the four conventional stages of how civilizations are usually understood to form.
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So there are four core components that enabled the creation and development of an organized power structure. The concept of a … See more

Southeastern Mesoamerica became the first to develop into a complex society. Maize was very important in the early pre-classic period. Even though farming was very important, … See more

France is a good example of a complex society due to its history being well known and documented. Thus, historians can trace just how the rise of medieval France occurred. The … See more