ANT2000 9/27/16CIVILIZATIONS: EARLY CITIES AND STATESANT2000 9/27/16CIVILIZATIONS: EARLY CITIES AND STATES- Dense- Cosmopolitan- Planned- Inherently multicultural- WHAT IS CIVILIZATION?o A term with ethnocentric connotations, notions of refinement and progresso Literally, “living in cities”o Traditional hallmarks: cities, writing craft specialization, monumental architecture, stratification, state-level
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