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High density population, complex religions, political organization, job…
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complex religions
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In ancient religions, priests and worshipers sought to gain the favor of the gods through complex rituals such as ceremonies, dances, prayers, and hymns.
Like their Stone Age ancestors, most ancient people were polytheistic.
To ensure divine help, people built temples and sacrificed animals, crops, or sometimes other humans to the gods.
political organization
city governments were far more powerful than the of elders and local chiefs in farming village councils
rulers claimed that their right to rule came from the gods. They thus gained and held religious, as well as political power
To enforce order, rulers relied on royal officials.
job specialization
cities had other specialists, too.
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Neolithic revolution
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advancements in tools for farming, war and art
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City states and empires
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During ancient time, ambitious rulers conquered a wide swath of land that included many cities and villages
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writing
writing may have begun in temples, where priests needed to record precise
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