A conflict theory of the origin of the state emphasizes:
a. The emergence of centralization of power as a response to the emergence of an elite class that protects its power and privileges.
b. The rise of the state because of the need to organize manpower for irrigation projects.
c. The invention of the idea of the state in ancient Egypt and its diffusion to other parts of the world.
d. The increase of sophisticated military weaponry that developed after the Industrial Revolution.
e. The ways in which modern states are torn apart by conflict.
Question 2
Which of the following correctly describes current anthropological thinking about the emergence of state level societies?
a. States emerged for different reasons in different places and at different times.
b. Control of irrigation was critical to the original emergence of the state.
c. The state emerged only once, in Egypt, and all states are in some way descendent from the original Egyptian state.
d. Diverging ethnicity and competing ethnic groups led to the origin of the state.
e. Warfare is the most critical factor in the emergence of state-level societies.
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