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This period saw massive changes in the ways we organized ourselves into communities, with the development of more complex societies in the form of villages, cities, and the first states. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How do village-based societies differ from earlier forms of community? 2. Why did cities need even more governance? 3. What is a state? 4. What do these changes look like when viewed through the lens of the networks frame? After you watch, respond to this question: Did everyone experience the changes brought about by the growth of complex societies in the same way? Why?
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