Those who believe that agricultural economies led to the origin of the state argue that
A. irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes.
B. states were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems.
C. irrigation systems favored democracy.
D. irrigation provided the advantage that allowed H. sapiens to displace the Neandertals.
E. Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.
Question 2
Which statement about the Olmec is NOT true?
A. The Olmec lived along the Gulf Coast of modern Mexico.
B. The Olmec were the first Mesoamerican empire.
C. The Olmec lived between 3,200 and 2,500 years ago.
D. The Olmec carved massive stone heads.
E. The Olmec built earthen mounds grouped around plazas.
The Origin of Meteor Showers
Several scenarios for what led to the origin of habitual bipedalism.
Collapse of State Trooper Cave’s Roof
The Railroads: Moving Agricultural Products to Eastern Markets, 1890
Drug elimination: half-life to steady state.
Time Line for Life’s Origin and Evolution