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.
A
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