Practice question · Multiple choice
What is the deepest lesson of the American civilizations for how we define "civilization"?
Hints
- They built empires while missing most items on the "standard" list.
- Who wrote the checklist, and where did they live?
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B. The Eurasian checklist describes one path, not a law
Why
Pyramids without iron, empires without the wheel, censuses without script, distribution without markets. Every supposed prerequisite turns out to be one region’s solution mistaken for a law of nature.
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